Environmental Law, Residential Real Estate, Construction Law

D.C. Seeks to Finalize Rules Aimed at Preventing and Eliminating Lead Hazards

by Amy L. Edwards | Holland & Knight LLP on 5/15/2013

For several years, the District of Columbia has been working toward regulations designed to prevent and eliminate lead hazards. It came one step closer on April 26, 2013, when the District's Department of the Environment...more

Vapor Intrusion Developments

by Martin Booher, Maureen Brennan | BakerHostetler on 5/13/2013

Potential buyers and sellers take note — on April 16, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued draft guidance that would require more evaluation of "vapor intrusion" (migration of any hazardous vapors...more

Real Estate Tip – Renewable On-Site Power: Who Pays to Charge a Tenant’s Chevy Volt?

by Richard Smith | Bernstein Shur on 5/10/2013

In two previous LEED tips, Part 1 and Part 2, we explored how taking steps that result in LEED certification may yield little if any improvement in energy efficiency. Another efficiency-neutral LEED concern is clean on-site...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

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

Green Building Update -- March 29, 2013

by Bryan C. Jackson, Andrew Ouvrier | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/1/2013

In This Issue: Green Building Focus - Father of LEED offers insight into rating system; AltBuild Expo coming to Santa Monica; Los Angeles to promote adoption of "cool roof" technology; PA bundles residential energy...more

Real Estate Tip: LEED Certification and Energy Efficiency Part 2

by Richard Smith | Bernstein Shur on 3/1/2013

In our last real estate tip, we reminded energy-conscious tenants that some rental spaces may have obtained LEED certification with few, if any, energy-efficiency points. If the owner built with energy efficiency in mind, ask...more

Smart Contracting For Green Design And Construction

by Joyce Hackenbrach | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/25/2013

Originally published in Green Building News, February 20, 2013. Successful green building requires more planning and, preferably, a greater degree of integration in overall project delivery, than building without green...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

New Jersey Adopts FEMA Flood Maps; DEP Releases FAQs on the Stringent Requirements for Rebuilding Along the Shore

by Joanna Slusarz | Cole Schotz on 2/8/2013

On January 24, 2013, Governor Chris Christie adopted the advisory flood maps released last December by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which establish new, tougher standards for rebuilding along the Jersey Shore,...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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D.C. Seeks to Finalize Rules Aimed at Preventing and Eliminating Lead Hazards

Vapor Intrusion Developments

Real Estate Tip – Renewable On-Site Power: Who Pays to Charge a Tenant’s Chevy Volt?

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

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

Green Building Update -- March 29, 2013

Real Estate Tip: LEED Certification and Energy Efficiency Part 2

Smart Contracting For Green Design And Construction

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

CEQA Update: Some Good News for Developers

Stormwater Permitting For Tennessee Projects

New Jersey Adopts FEMA Flood Maps; DEP Releases FAQs on the Stringent Requirements for Rebuilding Along the Shore

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

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

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

Green Building Update -- January 17, 2013

Green Building Newsletter -- January 10, 2013

Long Branch Advances New Flood Plan

The Old Defeats the New (Usefulness of LEED?) (News Note)

Fiscal Cliff Bill Extends Home Energy Efficiency Tax Credits for Businesses and Homeowners

Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy

Will Climate Change Considerations Affect Rebuilding After Sandy? The Short Answer is Yes.

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