On Friday, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced proposed changes to certain methods used to assess natural resource damages for hazardous substance releases under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)...
In natural resource damage assessments (NRDAs), both injury to resources and the beneficial effects of restoration actions unfold over time, sometimes over periods spanning multiple generations. To make losses and gains occurring at different points in time...
1. Introduction When unpermitted releases of contamination to the environment cause injuries to natural resources in the United States, various federal and state environmental liability statutes allow the recovery of monetary natural resource damages (NRDs) from the...
Introduction January 27, 2022 was the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s announcing his Justice40 program as part of his approach to building environmental justice (EJ) broadly into decision-making. In December EPA announced it would spend $1 billion to fast...
In natural resource damage assessments (NRDAs), both injury to resources and the beneficial effects of restoration actions unfold over time, sometimes over periods spanning multiple generations. To make losses and gains occurring at different points in time...