Environmental Law, Construction Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Industry and Developers Affected by Changes to South Carolina’s General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction...

by James Potter | Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 5/10/2013

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) has been delegated authority by the EPA to regulate stormwater discharges due to construction activities. An earlier 2006 General Permit is expiring...more

Towards Not Reinventing The CEQA Wheel: Resources Agency Adopts New CEQA Guidelines For Streamlined Review of Urban Infill...

by Arthur F. Coon, Matthew Henderson | Miller Starr Regalia on 5/9/2013

Repetitive CEQA review and analysis is expensive, unnecessary, unproductive, and inimical to the goals of certainty and finality in the environmental review process. In 2011, to address these concerns in the infill...more

New Jersey Takes Emergency Action To Speed Rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy

by Barbara Casey, Ronald Varnum, Harry Weiss | Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/7/2013

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) took emergency action to reduce approval backlogs and to make it easier for those seeking to rebuild in wake of Hurricane Sandy to obtain regulatory approvals by...more

Earth Matters - April 2013: Recent Decision Highlights Distinction Between Compliance With Multiple Environmental Programs

by Kimberly Barnashuk, Adam Walters | Phillips Lytle LLP on 4/26/2013

A recent New York Court of Appeals decision, Bronx Committee for Toxic Free Schools v. New York City School Construction Authority, 20 N.Y.3d 148 (2012), highlighted the interplay between the compliance process for the State...more

Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities

by Brad Gilmour, Cassia Prentice | Bennett Jones LLP on 4/18/2013

On April 12, 2013, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency released its Draft Regulations Amending the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (the Amended Regulations). According to the Regulatory Impact Analysis...more

EPA Revises Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Construction and Development

by Gregory Braker, Thomas Lingan, Megan Roberts-Satinsky, Margaret Strand, M. Rosewin Sweeney | Venable LLP on 4/11/2013

On April 1, 2013, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changes to the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category (the Proposed Rule)...more

Certain Residential Developments Exempt from CEQA Review: Greenhouse Gas Emission Issues Do Not Constitute New Information

by William R. Devine | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/9/2013

The recent California appellate court decision in Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin, Cal: Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate Dist., 3rd Div. 2013, upheld a City's affirmation that residential developments are exempt...more

Changes in TPDES General Construction Permit Require Endangered Species Act Consideration

by Alan Glen, Brooke Wahlberg | Sedgwick LLP on 4/9/2013

On February 19, 2013, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued a revised Texas Pollution Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Construction General Permit TXR150000 (Permit). This new Permit, effective...more

EPA Proposed Rule Withdraws Construction Stormwater Pollutant Numeric Limits

by Nossaman LLP on 4/2/2013

In a proposed rule to be published today, April 1, 2013, in the Federal Register, the United States Environmental Protection Agency will withdraw the numeric effluent limits for construction stormwater turbidity that the...more

Breathing New Life into Brownfields – The BUILD Act of 2013

by Kristen Sherman | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 3/13/2013

On March 7, 2013, Senators Lautenberg, Inhofe, Crapo and Udall introduced the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013, which would amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...more

Developers Facing Environmental Woes

by Howard Nelson | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 2/26/2013

Originally published on GlobeSt.com, February 25, 2013. In January, the Department of Economic Opportunity issued a report on the state’s business climate. The report called for a statewide strategy to ensure adequate...more

Developers Seek Alternative Water Sources

by Howard Nelson | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 2/26/2013

Originally published on GlobeSt.com, February 26, 2013. Ground water is all but disappearing in Florida, with reclaimed water becoming the norm for new development and construction. What’s being done about it?...more

What Does Sandy Foretell for New Jersey’s Coastal Regions?

by Larry Jacobs | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. on 2/19/2013

I found this column by Paul Mulshine in The Star Ledger interesting. "It’s no day at the beach for the enviro-puritans" - Putting politics aside, what does Sandy foretell for New Jersey’s coastal regions? Does it...more

CEQA Update: Some Good News for Developers

by Hopkins & Carley on 2/18/2013

As compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) has grown increasingly more burdensome, costly and litigious over the past decade or so, 2012 brought some tangible good news. ...more

Stormwater Permitting For Tennessee Projects

by Darlene Marsh | Burr & Forman on 2/15/2013

In Tennessee, permits under the state’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program are required for construction sites and related support activities to avoid pollution from stormwater runoff. Specifically, a...more

BPU Continues to Evaluate Incentive Programs for Solar Projects on Landfills and Brownfields

by Hesser McBride | Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A. on 2/14/2013

On July 23, 2012, L. 2012, c. 24 (the “Solar Act”) was signed into law by Governor Christie. The Solar Act, among other things, requires the New Jersey Board of Utilities (“BPU”) in consultation with the New Jersey...more

Supreme Court Sets Aside Land Use Plan EIR For Failure To Adequately Assess Long-Term Water Supplies Decision Clarifies Principles...

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 2/5/2013

The California Supreme Court on February 1, 2007, issued a long-awaited decision concerning assessment of water supplies during California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) review of proposed land-use plans....more

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Industry and Developers Affected by Changes to South Carolina’s General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction...

Towards Not Reinventing The CEQA Wheel: Resources Agency Adopts New CEQA Guidelines For Streamlined Review of Urban Infill...

New Jersey Takes Emergency Action To Speed Rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy

Earth Matters - April 2013: Recent Decision Highlights Distinction Between Compliance With Multiple Environmental Programs

Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities

EPA Revises Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Construction and Development

Certain Residential Developments Exempt from CEQA Review: Greenhouse Gas Emission Issues Do Not Constitute New Information

Changes in TPDES General Construction Permit Require Endangered Species Act Consideration

EPA Proposed Rule Withdraws Construction Stormwater Pollutant Numeric Limits

Breathing New Life into Brownfields – The BUILD Act of 2013

Developers Facing Environmental Woes

Developers Seek Alternative Water Sources

What Does Sandy Foretell for New Jersey’s Coastal Regions?

CEQA Update: Some Good News for Developers

Stormwater Permitting For Tennessee Projects

BPU Continues to Evaluate Incentive Programs for Solar Projects on Landfills and Brownfields

Supreme Court Sets Aside Land Use Plan EIR For Failure To Adequately Assess Long-Term Water Supplies Decision Clarifies Principles...

NJDEP Posts Frequently Asked Questions Concerning The New Post-Sandy Flood Elevation Standards

Informational Meeting For DEP Contracting Procedures

Editorial: Work For Smart Development

Pennsylvania DEP Issues Revised Air Quality General Permit for Oil & Gas Operations

Governor Christie Signs Emergency Regulations To Adopt FEMA’s ABFEs Maps

City Erred In Certifying Environmental Impact Report That Misdescribed Project’s Objectives

Long Branch Advances New Flood Plan

EPA Tightens Air Quality Standards for Fine Particles

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