When you find a piece of commercial property here in Atlanta that you want to purchase, you may expect the seller to be completely forthcoming with any current or potential issues with it. Unfortunately, not everyone believes in full disclosure.For this reason, you...
Month: December 2017
Company pays the price for violating environmental law
One of the primary functions of the governments of both Georgia and the United States is to keep residents safe from harm. This means doing more than just enacting laws; it means enforcing them as well. For instance, when it is discovered that a company violated...
Volkswagen guilty of environmental law violations
If a Georgia resident owns a business, that business more than likely must adhere to rules and regulations that fall under a variety of federal and state agencies. Perhaps one of those agencies is the Environmental Protection Agency. The company does its best to make...
Are you in compliance with the P2 Law to combat pollution?
The preservation of the environment remains a priority for the United States. In order to combat pollution, Congress has passed several laws over the years that are most often implemented and enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency. One such law that passed in...
The EPA sometimes helps fund the cleanup of river pollution
Finding out that the Environmental Protection Agency is blaming a Georgia county for violating certain regulations could cause concern for the local government's finances. Cleanup of river pollution can be expensive, and has the potential for putting a significant...
Do you know what EPA regulations govern your business’ waste?
You may start a small business here in Georgia that will produce waste. Before you begin operations, you may want to determine whether the Environmental Protection Agency would consider that waste hazardous. If so, you also need to know how to safely dispose of it in...