Kenneth J Warren

June 16, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Environmentally impaired sites are no longer the pariahs that they once were. In part due to the proliferation of brownfields statutes such as Pennsylvania's Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, developers have purchased and remediated properties in reliance on the cleanup liability protection that brownfields statutes afford.

By Kenneth J. Warren

9 minute read

August 21, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

The word sustainability produces diverse reactions among Americans. Opponents contend that sustainability is a thinly guised attack on business and economic growth in the name of environmentalism. They see sustainability as a threat to our standard of living and values. At the other end of the spectrum, some see sustainability as a sophisticated set of policies and incentives that can eliminate global poverty, ensure security within and among nations and preserve and restore resources for future generations

By Kenneth J. Warren

10 minute read

April 17, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

The United States has made significant strides in environmental protection over the past few decades. Federal and state governments have developed elaborate systems of regulations to control the emission of pollutants. Most of these regulations are medium-specific in that they control discharges made in the air, water or on the land. Improvement in rivers and the more healthful air that we breathe are testaments to the successes of our environmental laws.

By Kenneth J. Warren

10 minute read

December 27, 2007 | Law.com

Congress enacted the Clean Water Act to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation's waters. The act seeks to reduce the quantity of pollutants discharged to navigable waters by establishing a permitting regime that subjects point source dischargers to technology-based standards and limitations.

By Kenneth J. Warren

11 minute read

December 18, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Controlling growth is a key priority for many environmental and conservation organizations.

By Kenneth J. Warren

9 minute read

June 17, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

The drought of 2002 and the ample rainfall that followed in 2003 illustrate the variability of precipitation in our region.

By Kenneth J. Warren

9 minute read

December 15, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Dec. 1, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell wrote a letter to President George W. Bush requesting him to lead the nation in implementing an aggressive energy development and deployment plan.

By Kenneth J. Warren

9 minute read

November 18, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commencing with the April 2, 2007, decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases has been at the center of environmental debate.

By Kenneth J. Warren

9 minute read

December 16, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

One of the few environmental statutes that can awaken a developer in a cold sweat in the middle of the night is the federal Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. sections 1531-44.

By Kenneth J. Warren Special to the Legal

10 minute read

April 15, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Americans have a long history of seeking to bend nature to satisfy human needs. Vast forest resources, arable land, minerals and oil have been consumed to meet population demands.

By Kenneth J. Warren

10 minute read