“Environment” means ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, real property improvements or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.
“Environmental Claim” means any written accusation, overt allegation, notice of violation, claim, demand, order, directive, consent decree, cost recovery action or other cause of action by, or on behalf of, any Governmental Authority or any Person for damages, injunctive or equitable relief, personal injury (including sickness, disease or death), Remedial Action costs, property damage, natural resource damages, nuisance, pollution, any adverse effect on the Environment caused by any Hazardous Material, or for fines, penalties or restrictions, resulting from or based upon: (a) the existence, or the continuation of the existence, of a Release (including sudden ornon-sudden, accidental ornon-accidental Releases); (b) exposure to any Hazardous Material; (c) the presence, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Material; or (d) the violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit.
“Environmental Law” means any and all applicable present and future treaties, Laws, codes, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the Environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601et seq. (collectively “CERCLA”), the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251et seq., the Clean Air Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401et seq., as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended by 29 U.S.C. §§ 651et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended by 42 U.S.C. §§ 300(f)et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101et seq., and any similar or implementing state or local Law.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, authorization, certificate, license, variance, filing or permission required by or from any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, (a) all of the (i) shares of capital stock, (ii) limited liability company interests, (iii) partnership interests, (iv) trust interests of or (v) other ownership or profits interests in such Person (the interests inclauses (i) – (v), the “Base Equity Interests”), (b) all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of Base Equity Interests of such Person, (c) all of the securities or other interests convertible into or exchangeable for Base Equity Interests of such Person or warrants, rights or options entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire such equity interest, and (d) all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, limited liability company interest, partnership interest, trust interest, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) which together with Borrower or a Subsidiary would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
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