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Report Highlights Lack of Lab Cleanup Standards
Posted by Nathan Lamb A lack of regulations for homes formerly used as clandestine drug labs could be putting renters and home buyers at risk in some states, according to this special report… READ MORE >
  |   12.30.2013
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CFPB releases “Know Before You Owe” Final Rule
On November 20, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the merged mortgage disclosure forms that they are calling “Know Before You Owe.” The new Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure merge disclosures… READ MORE >
  |   12.05.2013
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The New E 1527-13 Standard: Questions of the Week
ASTM published the new Phase I ESA standard, E 1527-13, on Wednesday, November 6th while EDR’s Due Diligence at Dawn workshop was taking place in Chicago. Since then, questions from environmental professionals have… READ MORE >
  |   11.21.2013
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Questions About Lender Policy Development?
Q&A with the Experts on Our October Webinar On October 29, 2013, EDR Insight hosted a webinar, titled Learn from the Experts: Critical Elements of Effective Environmental Policies. At the event, three speakers… READ MORE >
  |   11.21.2013
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Long Island DDD Event Recap
Last Tuesday, I joined a group of my colleagues on a short ferry ride from Connecticut to Long Island for the Due Diligence at Dawn in Melville, NY. Despite the battle of Long… READ MORE >
  |   11.19.2013
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ASTM International Issues Revised Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard
ASTM International Issues Revised Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard By Julie Kilgore, President, Wasatch Environmental, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT) and William R. Weissman, Partner (Retired), Venable LLP (Washington, DC) ASTM International,… READ MORE >
  |   11.18.2013
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ASTM E 1527-13: Update on New Revisions
For the first time since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promulgated the first federal All Appropriate Inquiries rule, followed closely by ASTM E 1527-05, there is a new version of the Phase I… READ MORE >
  |   11.15.2013
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E 1527-13 Is Here: ASTM Published New Phase I ESA Standard Today
Today (Wednesday, November 6, 2013) while the EDR team was hosting its Due Diligence at Dawn workshop in Chicago, ASTM published the new version of its Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard (E… READ MORE >
  |   11.06.2013
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Commercial Property Market Intell Report, 3Q13
Over the past few months, there has been a noticeable increase in long-term interest rates. A rising interest rate environment will likely test the sustainability of the recovery in commercial property values. While… READ MORE >
  |   10.04.2013
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E 1527-13 Slated for November Publication, Amendment to AAI Rule to Follow
Tuesday I moderated EDR’s webinar, The Inside Word on AAI and the Revised ASTM E 1527 Standard with Julie Kilgore and Bill Weissman, two of the people closest to the ASTM E 1527… READ MORE >
  |   10.03.2013