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Recent Phase 1 Articles
D.C. Circuit Upholds PFAS Hazardous Designation – Critical Implications for Real Estate
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-10-13T11:05:32-04:00Saturday, October 10th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, Phase 1, Phase I environmental site assessment, Stuart Kaplow|
For commercial real estate owners and business professionals, the landscape of environmental liability continues to shift. The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. EPA has unequivocally affirmed the ...
Phase 1 Standard for All Appropriate Inquiries in Limbo
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-08-20T18:42:24-04:00Saturday, July 16th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ASTM E1527-21, Kaplow, Phase 1, Phase 1 environmental site assessment, Stuart Kaplow|
It is hugely significant that the Phase l Environmental Site Assessment standard is in limbo because that assessment is conducted in the vast majority of the 5.6 million commercial real estate transactions each year in the United States (i.e., including for a real estate purchaser ...





