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Why is Vapor Such a Hot Topic?
EDR Insight hosted a webinar this week titled Seven Things Informed Lenders Should Know About Environmental Due Diligence. Grady Shields, an attorney with Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton delivered a comprehensive look at… READ MORE >
  |   04.14.2016
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EDR Updates Reports in Response to EPA Database Changes
Last summer, we told you about EPA’s plans to make changes to the way it stores data as part of the Superfund program. Specifically, EPA announced that it would be retiring CERCLIS, the… READ MORE >
  |   03.21.2016
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Five Common Environmental Due Diligence Mistakes to Avoid
NOTE TO READERS: This article originally appeared in the Colorado Real Estate Journal, Jan 20 – Feb 2, 2016 edition. It was jointly authored by Attorney David P. Steinberger, Partner, environmental and… READ MORE >
  |   02.23.2016
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EDR Insight Webinar on New Clean Water Rule: Your Questions Answered
Earlier this week, I hosted a webinar titled The New Clean Water Rule: Facts, Implications & Pitfalls with Carland Holstead, a Senior Biologist and the Natural/Cultural Resources Department Manager in Terracon’s Dallas, Texas… READ MORE >
  |   11.18.2015
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NEW! EDR Tax Parcel Maps
Today we are excited to announce the introduction of tax parcel maps on EDR’s online ordering form, making your subject property research faster, easier and more accurate. With EDR’s Tax Parcel maps:
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  |   11.09.2015
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How to Educate a Chief Appraiser on Environmental Risk Management
Consider this scenario:
  • A small lender hires a Chief Appraiser.
  • RHIP (rank has its privileges) – Someone has to manage Environmental Risk, but “boss” is disinclined to accept the task.
  • The new Chief
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  |   10.26.2015
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Summer School Recap: “Do What You Said You’d Do. No More. No Less.”
Over the past several months, EDR Insight highlighted five real-world cases involving litigation against environmental due diligence professionals. These cases involved such technical topics as Phase I ESA updates, assessing vapor migration risk,… READ MORE >
  |   09.22.2015
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SUMMER SCHOOL: What Is “Obvious?”
No environmental professional ever wants to be in the uncomfortable position of having a past Phase I ESA report put under the glaring eye of scrutiny in a professional liability lawsuit. Drawing from … READ MORE >
  |   08.31.2015
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U.S. EPA’s Vapor Guidance: “More Data, More Sampling and Analysis”
“The cumulative impact of the EPA guidance is to require the generation of more data, which means more sampling and analysis, more frequent and stringent remediation, and potentially higher remediation costs.” ~Six Things
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  |   08.25.2015
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SUMMER SCHOOL: Professional Liability Case Study
No environmental professional ever wants to be in the uncomfortable position of having a past Phase I ESA report put under the glaring eye of scrutiny in a professional liability lawsuit. Drawing from … READ MORE >
  |   06.05.2015