ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS Sample Clauses
The Environmental Pollutants clause sets out the responsibilities and obligations of the parties regarding the management, handling, and remediation of hazardous substances or pollutants on a property or in connection with a project. Typically, this clause requires parties to comply with all applicable environmental laws, disclose the presence of any known contaminants, and take appropriate action if pollutants are discovered. Its core function is to allocate liability and ensure that environmental risks are properly managed, thereby protecting both parties from unforeseen cleanup costs or legal penalties.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. Lessee shall not (either with or without negligence) cause or permit the escape, unlawful disposal or release beyond lawful limits of any Hazardous Materials (as hereinafter defined). Lessee, its agents, contractors, invitees, students, shall not bring in or onto the property, Premises, or knowingly allow the storage or use of such substances or prevailing in the industry for the storage and use of such substances or materials. For the purposes of this Section, the term “Hazardous Materials” shall mean, (i) any substances defined as “hazardous substances,” “pollutants,” “contaminants,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous wastes,” or “hazardous or toxic substances” as now or hereafter defined in any applicable federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinances, or directive, including, but not limited to, the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et. seq.); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by ▇▇▇▇, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601, et. seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Sec 1801, et. seq.; the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 2601, et. seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601, et. seq.); the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et. seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7412, et. seq.; as any such acts may be amended, modified or supplemented; (ii) those substances listed or otherwise identified in the regulations adopted and publications issued, as may be amended, modified or supplemented, pursuant to any of the above-referenced statutes; (iii) any friable asbestos, airborne asbestos, or any substance or material containing asbestos; (iv) any substance, the presence of which is prohibited by any legal requirement of any governmental authority or which may give rise to an assessment of a governmental authority; and (v) any other substance which by legal requirement of any governmental authority requires special handling in its collection, storage, treatment or disposal. Lessee, in the operation of school laboratories and science classes, and the handling and storage of chemicals used thereof, agrees to comply with the provisions, safety standards, standard operating procedures, control measures, and management practices contained in OSHA’s Laboratory Safety Standard – 29 CFR 1910.1450, “Occupational Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories.” As part of the Laboratory Safety Standard, Lessee is requ...
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. (a) Tenant agrees that no Environmental Pollutants (as hereinafter defined) other than customary office supplies, maintenance supplies, construction supplies and cleaning supplies in amounts customary for office use and construction and maintenance of office improvements, which are stored and handled in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), will be generated, treated, stored, released or disposed of, or otherwise placed, deposited in or located on the Property by Tenant, its agents, employees, invitees, contractors, or any subtenants. Landlord and its agents and representatives are hereby granted a right of entry and access to the Premises at any reasonable time on reasonable advance notice to Tenant for purposes of ascertaining Tenant’s compliance with this Section. In exercising its rights hereunder, Landlord shall use its reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of Tenant’s operations in the Premises.
(b) As used herein, “Environmental Pollutants” shall mean, without limitation, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes, “special wastes”, “universal wastes”, pollutants or contaminants (including, without limitation, asbestos, urea formaldehyde, the group of organic compounds known as polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum products including gasoline, fuel oil, crude oil and various constituents of such products or their by-products, radon, and any hazardous substance as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657, as amended and other applicable federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. Further, “Environmental Laws” shall mean all federal, state and municipal laws, statutes, regulations, codes, orders, decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations or any judicial or administrative order or judgment and all principles of common law applicable to environmental and ecological conditions, Environmental Pollutants and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and any other federal, state or municipal agency, or governmental board or entity relating to or concerning Environmental Pollutants, health, pollution, public health and safety or environmental or ecological conditions. “Environmental Actions” refers to any complaint, summons, citation, notice (written or oral), investigation, directive order, claim, cause of action, action, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter...
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. Lessee shall not, either with or without negligence, cause or
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. Additionally, after having obtained permission from a court of competent jurisdiction, the Board may re-enter the Premises, remove all persons and property therefrom, and store such property in a public warehouse at the sole cost of the Lessee, without becoming liable for any loss or damage, except for loss of damage resulting from willful or negligent acts of the Board, its employees or agents, and such re-entry will not release the Lessee from liability hereunder.