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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

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

Army Corps’ New Plant List Expected to Increase Number of Wetlands, Assertions of CWA Jurisdiction

by Parker Moore on 12/12/2012

This article analyzes the potential impacts of the 2012 National Wetland Plant List, released earlier this year. The author concludes that the 2012 NWPL could effect a sea change in wetland regulation, as it classifies far...more

NY PSC Acts on Energy Highway Initiative

by Jeffrey R. Greenblatt, David T. Metcalfe | Cullen and Dykman LLP on 12/5/2012

New York’s “Energy Highway” continues to move forward. On October 22, 2012, the Energy Highway Task Force presented Governor Andrew Cuomo with its New York Energy Highway Blueprint (Blueprint), a comprehensive plan to upgrade...more

Fourth Circuit, Flawed NEPA Review Process Cast Doubt on the Future of the Monroe Connector Bypass Project

by Matt Bouchard on 5/9/2012

Why the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Monroe Connector Bypass Project, and what the decision may mean for the future of major highway planning in North Carolina....more

Supreme Court Rules Property Owners May Challenge EPA Compliance Orders

by Parker Moore on 3/23/2012

In a closely-watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court on March 21 told the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to stop “strong-arming . . . regulated parties” who wish to go directly to court to...more

Court Questions Use of “Modified” Baseline Approach in Transportation Improvement EIR

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/5/2011

The City of Sunnyvale failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) when it analyzed the potential impacts of a major street extension by comparing them to traffic, noise, and air conditions that were...more

Air Resources Board Announces New Regulations for Construction Vehicle Emissions

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 10/12/2010

Representatives from the Air Resources Board and the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America trade organization recently agreed on proposed changes to the state’s landmark “off-road” regulation that will offer...more

California Air Resources Board Delays March 1 Deadline For Compliance With Off-Road Regulation

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/16/2010

In 2007, the Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted a regulation to reduce diesel particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from in-use (existing) off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles in California. With the...more

A Technical (Yet Influential) Step Toward Building More While Driving Less: S.B. 375’s Regional Targets Advisory Committee Issues...

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/1/2009

This week the reach of A.B. 32, California’s pioneering greenhouse gas emissions reduction bill, inched one step further toward the heavily guarded terrain of California’s development and driving patterns. On Tuesday, a...more

Green Building Update

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 2/13/2008

IN THIS ISSUE: *California proposes a global-warming fee on businesses *GREEN BUILDING FOCUS ..A guide to Green Building Leases *Pasadena raises standard for 'green' buildings *USGBC commits additional $1 Million to...more