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Additional Real Property Tax Relief for Certain Senior Housing Properties in Nassau County Signed into Law

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New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed NYS Senate Bill 8647 (Martins)/Assembly Bill 10355 (Stern) into law this week....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week's Climate Policy Update - September 2024 #2

Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

State Fair of Texas May Enforce Handgun Ban on City Property

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On September 19, 2024, a Dallas County District Court denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an injunction seeking to prohibit the State Fair of Texas from banning handguns on fairgrounds. After the Attorney...more

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GenX/Safe Drinking Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Reviewability of Health Advisory

The United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a July 23rd Opinion an issue arising out of publication of a health advisory by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). See Chemours...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Housing Shortage Presents Opportunity for Residential Developers in West Virginia

With the influx of business investment into West Virginia, there is both excitement and a recognized need for housing to meet current and future demand. A renewed focus on economic development by the state of West Virginia...more

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More PFAS Definitions, More Problems - Using PFAS Definitions to Avoid Pitfalls in Compliance, Contracting, Insurance Coverage and...

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There’s no shortage of laws or regulations governing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). But how PFAS are defined across federal and state programs is far from consistent....more

Sullivan & Worcester

Sullivan Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of NAIOP Massachusetts

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Sullivan was pleased to file an amicus brief on behalf of NAIOP Massachusetts – The Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP) in the case of Attorney General v. Town of Milton. The case involves the Town’s...more

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New Law Expands Multifamily ADU Opportunities

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Attention Multifamily Owners: SB 1211 (Skinner) was just signed into law last Thursday, September 19, 2024, which significantly expands multifamily ADU opportunities, effective January 1, 2025....more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Lonoke,...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Lonoke, Arkansas entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing violations of a Clean...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Evolving Mix of the Energy Sources for the U.S.'s Electric Generating Capacity

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Current Generating Capacity - As of 2024, total installed electric generating capacity in the United States is approximately 1,250 gigawatts (GWs). This capacity is distributed across a diverse mix of energy sources, with...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Car Wash Operator Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Yong’s Car Wash, Inc. (“Yong’s”) entered into a September 19th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the underground storage tank (“UST”)...more

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Sale of Manufacturing Facility/Landfill Permit Acquisition: Federal Court Addresses Unjust Enrichment/Promissory Estoppel Claims

Co-Author Chacey Schoeppel Wilcox A United States District Court (Indiana) (“Court”) addressed in a July 30th Order issues arising out of the sale of a manufacturing facility for which there was interest in constructing a...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Another Year, Another Full Slate of Housing Bills in California

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Gov. Newsom signed a package of housing bills designed to address the housing crisis affecting California. Below is a brief summary of key bills....more

Lewis Roca

The Importance of Retaining a Grandfathered Gaming Location in Nevada

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We have all heard the phrase location, location, location. In the context of gaming in Nevada, grandfathered locations refer to casinos or gaming establishments that have been allowed to continue operations under previous...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Statewide Large Building Energy Reporting Now on the Horizon in Massachusetts

As we posted previously, a lesser-known provision of the Massachusetts legislature’s 2022 An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind created M.G.L. ch.25A §20, which requires the reporting of energy usage data for...more

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Agritourism in North Carolina: Balancing Revenue Growth with Legal Compliance

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Agritourism is now a vital part of the agricultural economy in North Carolina. More and more farmers are turning to agritourism as a way to diversify and balance their revenue streams....more

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Ohio Court Defines When Property Owner in Eminent Domain Case Can Pursue Appeal

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For the past several years, the hot topic in Ohio eminent domain law has been the ability of a property owner to challenge a taking based on whether it is necessary for a public purpose, or if the appropriating authority...more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pine Bluff Vermiculite...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Sun Gro Horticulture Processing Inc. (“Sun Gro”) entered into a July 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

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Striped Newt/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Center for Biological Diversity Issued Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) transmitted a 60-day Notice of Intent To Sue (“NOI”) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) for alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).The alleged...more

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Lead Sheath Telecom Cables/RCRA: California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Pacific Bell Telephone Company Enter into an...

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“Alliance”) issued a September 18th news release stating that Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a ATT&T of California (“Pacific Bell”) has agreed to remove what are described...more

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Anatomy of a Data Center

Traditional and social media are thick with reports and predictions of the remarkable increase in size, power consumption and significance of data centers. Not only technology companies but real estate and energy developers,...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Court of Appeals of Virginia Holds “Right of Way” Not Expressly Released in a Deed Releasing “Easements” is Still in Effect

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On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a significant decision concerning easements in Barr, et al. v. Garten Development, LLC. The Court held that where a deed that released “easements” conveyed by a previous...more

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The Climate Report | Third Quarter 2024

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REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime - Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed...more

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Lime Manufacturing Plants/NESHAP: National Lime Association Files Petition for Review before U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....

The National Lime Association (“NLA”) filed on September 13th a Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Bradley...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Bradley, Arkansas entered into an August 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

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