Bryan P Franey

May 28, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

In April, the U.S. Supreme Court established a new standard under the Clean Water Act when it vacated and remanded a closely watched U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision that pertained to the federal government's authority to regulate the discharge of pollution from a point source through groundwater to navigable waters.

By Megan A. Elliott and Bryan P. Franey

7 minute read

September 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Beginning in 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began rolling out a suite of new enforcement strategies and tools that the EPA has referred to collectively as "next generation compliance." Next generation compliance or NGC refers to five overlapping EPA initiatives, each centered on the use of existing and emerging technology as a way to achieve greater environmental compliance by the regulated community.

By Bryan P. Franey and Michael Dillon

12 minute read

July 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

At a recent presentation to approximately 100 real estate lawyers, we asked for a show of hands as to how many in the audience had heard of "vapor intrusion."

By Bryan P. Franey and Michael Dillon

7 minute read

July 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

At a recent presentation to approximately 100 real estate lawyers, we asked for a show of hands as to how many in the audience had heard of "vapor intrusion."

By Bryan P. Franey and Michael Dillon

7 minute read

November 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Upon first glance, the list of cases in which the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument during the next year does not appear to offer anything of interest to environmental practitioners. The court's prior term, which began in October 2013, offered a pair of blockbuster Clean Air Act cases involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate interstate air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

By Bryan P. Franey and Zachary N. Moor

7 minute read

April 19, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun introducing new enforcement strategies and tools, which it is calling the "Next-Generation Compliance" program.

By Bryan P. Franey and Michael Dillon

6 minute read

April 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

We may be at the dawn of a new age of demonstrating compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulations.

By Bryan P. Franey and Michael Dillon

6 minute read

June 28, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Electronic devices are everywhere these days. In our offices, we have multiple computer screens, CPUs, keyboards, telephones, smartphones and digital photo frames.

By Bridget L. Dorfman and Bryan P. Franey

8 minute read

April 13, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

With gas prices rising, electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are hot commodities once again.

By Bryan P. Franey

8 minute read