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WVDEP Secretary Addresses Shale Gas Permitting Delays

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/21/2012

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is currently taking an average of four months to process a complete well work permit application for proposed horizontal wells to be drilled in the Marcellus...more

U.S. House Committee Passes Bill Intended to Stimulate Domestic Production of Strategic Minerals

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/18/2012

On May 16, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources passed the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Act (H.R. 4402), legislation intended to streamline the permitting process for mining...more

REGULATORY: FERC: FERC Authorizes Sabine Pass LNG Export Project; Vacates Authorization for Jordan Cove LNG Import Project by Neil...

by King & Spalding on 5/16/2012

On April 16, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) granted authorizations under the Natural Gas Act (the “NGA”) for Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (“Sabine Pass Liquefaction”) and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P....more

A Win for Texas: Fifth Circuit Finds EPA’s Disapproval of State Implementation Plan Arbitrary and Capricious

by Sedgwick LLP on 5/16/2012

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) disapproval of Texas’ State Implementation Plan (SIP), finding that the EPA’s action was arbitrary and capricious. In Luminant...more

2012 Growth Management Bills Become Law

by Akerman Senterfitt on 5/16/2012

On May 4, 2012, Governor Scott signed into law HB 503, the last of the growth management bills highlighted in our Practice Update of March 30, 2012, Florida Legislative Session Clarifies Growth Management, Provides New...more

South Carolina Certifies Corps' Nationwide Permits

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 5/15/2012

The people of South Carolina now have certainty about the availability of 2012 Nationwide Permits (“NWPs”). NWPs are general permits that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues on a nationwide basis in order to provide quick...more

Construction Oberview: 2012 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Update

by Ober|Kaler on 5/15/2012

A number of bills were passed during the Maryland General Assembly's 2012 legislative session that will impact certain sectors of the construction industry. Ober|Kaler has put together brief summaries of certain bills from...more

Legislature Adjourns Sine Die

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/14/2012

The State Legislature finalized three major bills—the tax bill, bonding bill, and the stadium bill—this week after long floor debates and dozens of amendments. Lawmakers ultimately put their stamp of approval on the three...more

A Murality Play

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/11/2012

Public wall murals have been the subject of much attention recently. Legislators for Los Angeles, considered the “mural capital of the world”, are reviewing a proposed city ordinance to preserve vintage art murals and to...more

Bay Clean Up Plan Open To The Public This Month

by Sands Anderson PC on 5/8/2012

Virginia’s Phase II Watershed Improvement Plan was submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 30, 2012, as discussed here and here. The formal public comment period on the plan will conclude on May...more

Natural gas encourages industrial and large commercial end-users to revisit their operational plans [Video]

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/8/2012

Natural gas is easily one of the most important areas of energy-related matters in the United States. In this video, McNees attorney James P. Dougherty provides an overview of Marcellus Shale and its significance in the...more

Enterprise Zone Credit: Does Your Company Qualify? By David C. Morganelli, Esq. and Ryan W. Sawyer, Esq.

by Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 5/8/2012

In 1982, Rhode Island enacted legislation to incentivize certain businesses to create new jobs and grow the Ocean State economy. The “Distressed Areas Economic Revitalization Act” was originally passed to target “areas in...more

Federal Agencies Move to Regulate Aspects of Hydraulic Fracturing

by Morgan Lewis on 5/8/2012

The U.S. Department of the Interior issues proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issues draft Underground Injection Control program permitting guidance...more

FCC Proposes Regulatory Fees for 2012

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/7/2012

The FCC just released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish the regulatory fees to be paid by each of the entities that it regulates. Each year, before the FCC collects its annual regulatory fees from broadcasters...more

Here's a Suprise -- A Cap-and-Trade System For Nutrients Would Substantially Decrease the Cost of Nutrient Reductions in...

by Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 5/7/2012

Yesterday, the Chesapeake Bay Commission released a study showing that implementation of a nutrient trading system would dramatically reduce the cost to achieve nutrient reductions in Chesapeake Bay. Pardon me if I seem to be...more

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Zoning, Planning & Land Use Updates – May 22, 2012