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Alan Winkler Authored Article in AGC of America ConsensusDocs Construction Law Newsletter
Published Date: November 8, 2015
Alan Winkler, a partner in Peckar & Abramson's New Jersey office authored an article in the AGC of America ConsensusDocs Construction Law Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 5 – October 2015 titled "Know Your Policy: So You Think You Have Insurance?... Maybe, Maybe Not". The article advises insurance policy holders on potential exclusions that may result in a lack of coverage. [...] Read More
Model Stormwater Ordinance Contains Ideas to Prevent Flood Damage
Published Date: November 7, 2015
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with Illinois State Water Survey, developed a model stormwater ordinance to help Illinois communities manage flooding and combat flooding-related damages in urban areas. The ordinance was developed as a result of a report that found increasing extreme precipitation events and that an increasing number of flood claims are occurring outside of floodplains. The model [...] Read More
US EPA Limits Amount of Pollutants Discharged by Steam Electric Power Plants
Published Date: November 4, 2015
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a final rule under the Clean Water Act regulating steam electric power plants. According to EPA, the rule “establishes the first nationally applicable limits on the amount of toxic metals and other harmful pollutants that steam electric power plants are allowed to discharge in several of their largest sources of wastewater.” EPA believes [...] Read More
EPA Adds to Legal Morass to Business with Permit to Build
Published Date: November 2, 2015
Environmental law is complicated, and those complications can multiply when several states and the federal government get involved on a project. This principle is on display in Eagle Creek Township, Indiana, where work is underway to build a 600-acre quarry. According to news reports, the business building the quarry received a discharge permit under Section 401 of the Clean Water [...] Read More
Michael C. Zisa Co-Authors Article in the National Association of Surety Bond Producers
Published Date: October 28, 2015
Michael C. Zisa co-authored an article titled "Alternative Project Delivery, Alternative Risks – Are Construction Managers More at Risk?" that appeared in the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) Fall 2015 magazine. The article discusses the lines of responsibility that have been blurred by alternative project delivery methods such as “design-build” and “construction manager at-risk.” As project delivery methods [...] Read More
