What this service is:

Environmental due diligence is a critical component of any property transaction where potential environmental risks are a concern—minimize risks and protect yourself from liability.

What it helps you do:

• Understand the broad framework of potential environmental liability imposed by state and federal regulations on parties involved in commercial real estate deals.
• Manage contaminated property transactions including brownfields redevelopment projects.
• Successfully negotiate the scopes of work for and complete Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments.
• Stay on top of cutting edge issues such as environmental disclosure, institutional controls, financial and other cleanup incentives, sustainability, vapor intrusion, and more.
• Know the latest requirements and be fully prepared to act on policy trends and changes to the law. E-mail reports alert you to important cases, regulatory and congressional developments, and references to key sources.
• Mitigate liability risks by creating an environmental risk management plan that considers environmental insurance, indemnification contracts, and compliance auditing.
• Anticipate cleanup requirements and associated costs, understand potential sources of cleanup funding, and understand legal issues related to cost recovery.
• Find analysis of state laws and policies affecting environmental due diligence that can impact your transaction.
• Rely on the most comprehensive and frequently updated information on state statutes available, including a state matrix of statutory and regulatory citations.
• Receive a walk-through of every detail you need to consider as part of environmental site assessments with comprehensive transaction checklists.
• Understand and consider the financial implications of all types of environmental risk, not just superfund liability.

Product Structure

Reference: analysis, guidance and primary source material

Notification: current reports providing news and developments

Formats and Frequency

Print reference (Environmental Due Diligence Guide) material is updated monthly and indexed every six months.
Print notification (Environmental Due Diligence Guide Report) is issued monthly.

Web reference (Environmental Due Diligence Guide) material is updated weekly and available as a component of the Environment & Safety Resource Center.
Web notification (Environmental Due Diligence Guide Report) is updated continually with full issues available monthly and archived to 3/18/1999.

SEE ALSO Environment and Safety Resource Center

• Brownfield transactions
• Cleanup and redevelopment
• Cost recovery
• Disclosure
• Due diligence
• Environmental liability
• Environmental site assessments
• Financial considerations
• Green buildings
• Institutional controls
• International transactions
• Lenders and fiduciaries
• Property-specific transactions
• Risk management tools
• State programs
• Superfund
• Sustainability
• Vapor intrusion
• Voluntary standards
• Wetlands