# Environmental compliance review
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Reviews environmental compliance obligations across US, EU, and UK regulatory frameworks.

Reviews environmental compliance obligations across US, EU, and UK regulatory frameworks. Use when conducting Phase I or Phase II Environmental Site Assessment review, assessing CERCLA liability and innocent landowner or bona fide prospective purchaser defenses, evaluating NEPA environmental impact assessment requirements, auditing Clean Air Act Title V or PSD/NSR permit compliance, reviewing Clean Water Act Section 404 wetlands permitting or NPDES discharge compliance, assessing RCRA hazardous waste generator status or TSD permit obligations, reviewing EU Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (2011/92/EU) compliance, evaluating EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED 2.0, 2024/1785) permit requirements, analyzing UK Environment Act 2021 biodiversity net gain or Office for Environmental Protection obligations, reviewing UK Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 compliance, assessing Part IIA contaminated land liability, conducting M&A environmental due diligence, evaluating PFAS hazardous substance liability post-April 2024 EPA designation, reviewing EU REACH SVHC obligations, analyzing EU CS3D or CSRD environmental due diligence requirements, and assessing remediation obligations under NCP, state VCPs, or EU/UK remediation regimes. Covers pre-transaction environmental screens, post-acquisition compliance programs, permit transfer requirements, and regulatory reporting obligations. Jurisdiction-specific analysis available for US (federal and state), EU (Member State implementation), and UK (England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland) with cross-border PFAS, REACH, and Taxonomy alignment.

This skill conducts structured environmental compliance reviews across US, EU, and UK regulatory frameworks — whether for pre-acquisition due diligence, ongoing operational compliance, regulatory permit audits, or M&A transaction support. **Covers:** - Phase I ESA (ASTM E1527-21) review and recognized environmental condition (REC) assessment - Phase II ESA scope design (ASTM E1903-19) and findings interpretation - CERCLA liability analysis: PRP status, landowner defenses (BFPP, Innocent Landowner, Contiguous Property Owner), arranger liability (Burlington Northern standard), PFAS exposure - NEPA review: EA/EIS requirements, categorical exclusions, scoping, post-2025 framework - Clean Air Act: Title V operating permits, PSD/NSR, HAP standards, GHG reporting - Clean Water Act: post-Sackett WOTUS jurisdiction, Section 404 dredge/fill, NPDES, Section 401 - RCRA: generator status classification, TSD permit obligations, corrective action - EU EIA Directive (2011/92/EU as amended by 2014/52/EU): Annex I/II screening, scoping, BAT - EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED 2.0, Directive 2024/1785): permits, BAT conclusions - EU REACH: SVHC candidate list obligations, authorization, restriction - EU Environmental Liability Directive (2004/35/CE): operator liability, remediation obligations - EU CS3D (2024/1760): environmental due diligence in value chains - UK Environment Act 2021: biodiversity net gain (BNG), OEP, environmental targets - UK Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016: permit types, transfers, registered exemptions ...

## Jurisdictions

Global



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