The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C., has proposed a rule that would require potential landowners to conduct specific inquiries into the history -- including ownership, use and environmental conditions -- of a piece of land. If the investigations are performed satisfactorily, the purchasers will not be liable to Superfund cleanup lawsuits. For more information, on the proposed rule, visit www.epa.gov/brownfields/regneg.htm.
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