Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Construction Law, Energy & Utilities Law

TRANSACTIONAL: Bankruptcy: Contractor Insolvency Issues in Large Project Transactions

by King & Spalding on 4/19/2013

An issue that is often overlooked, but should be considered in the context of large project transactions, is the potential insolvency of contractors and subcontractors. A bankruptcy proceeding involving a key contractor can...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

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

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

by Joshua Belcher | Cozen O'Connor on 2/1/2013

On January 31, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) finalized revisions to its “GP-5” air quality general permit, which include significantly reduced allowable emission limits. According to PADEP,...more

EPA Tightens Air Quality Standards for Fine Particles

by Jeffrey N. Hurwitz | Morgan Lewis on 12/29/2012

Revised ambient air quality standard could require more stringent control of fine particulate matter emissions. On December 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its rule tightening the National...more

Oh Canada! Significant Developments in Canadian Energy - November 2012

by Dentons on 12/24/2012

In This Issue: - Oil Sands News - East Coast News - West Coast News - Canadian Arctic News - Alternative Energy News - On the Horizon - Abbreviations - Contact Us - Excerpt from Oil Sands News:...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

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

by McCarter & English: Climate Change &... on 11/28/2012

West Virginia today and Virginia yesterday became the seventh and eighth states to obtain the benefits of a federal Major Disaster Declaration in connection with Superstorm Sandy. They follow New Jersey, New York,...more

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Tort Litigation: FERC Denies Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Radon Lung Cancer Risk Claim by Ralph H. Johnson

by King & Spalding on 11/19/2012

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently rejected claims that radon in Marcellus Shale natural gas would lead to thousands of lung cancer deaths. These claims arose from FERC’s May 21, 2012 grant of a...more

Development Project EIR Set Aside Due To Inadequate Water Supply Assessment, Deferred Mitigation

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 10/26/2012

In Preserve Wild Santee et al. v. City of Santee et al. (--- Cal.App.4th ---, Fourth Appellate District Case No. D055215 [October 19, 2012]), the Court of Appeal for California’s Fourth Appellate District held that the...more

Development Project EIR Set Aside Due To Inadequate Water Supply Assessment, Deferred Mitigation

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 10/26/2012

In Preserve Wild Santee et al. v. City of Santee et al. (--- Cal.App.4th ---, Fourth Appellate District Case No. D055215 [October 19, 2012]), the Court of Appeal for California’s Fourth Appellate District held that the...more

It’s Out: The Latest Draft Permit For California Industrial Storm Water Dischargers

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 8/7/2012

The State Water Board is moving closer to reissuing the Industrial General Storm Water Permit (IGP) with the release of a draft for public review and comment. This lengthy draft differs substantially from current requirements...more

Designation of Western Energy Corridors: Proposed Settlement Between Environmental Groups and Federal Agencies Would Revise...

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/13/2012

Procedures for designation of West-wide Energy Corridors pursuant to Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 are to be revised to allay concerns that (i) construction of energy-related facilities within such corridors...more

Summary of New Ohio Oil & Gas Legislation

by Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 6/28/2012

On June 11, 2012, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 315 (“S.B. 315”) into law. S.B. 315 addresses a wide array of issues and substantially revises the sections of Revised Code 1509 and Revised Code 4906. S.B. 315...more

Florida Roads: Future Corridor Action Plan Gets Input From Experts Like Developers, Utilities, and Water Management Districts

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 6/27/2012

The State of Florida has not removed itself from every bit of control over land use and real estate development in the state, despite the huge deregulations of the past two years (see the little ebook in the left sidebar for...more

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TRANSACTIONAL: Bankruptcy: Contractor Insolvency Issues in Large Project Transactions

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

Developers Facing Environmental Woes

Developers Seek Alternative Water Sources

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

EPA Tightens Air Quality Standards for Fine Particles

Oh Canada! Significant Developments in Canadian Energy - November 2012

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

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

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Tort Litigation: FERC Denies Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Radon Lung Cancer Risk Claim by Ralph H. Johnson

Development Project EIR Set Aside Due To Inadequate Water Supply Assessment, Deferred Mitigation

Development Project EIR Set Aside Due To Inadequate Water Supply Assessment, Deferred Mitigation

It’s Out: The Latest Draft Permit For California Industrial Storm Water Dischargers

Designation of Western Energy Corridors: Proposed Settlement Between Environmental Groups and Federal Agencies Would Revise...

Summary of New Ohio Oil & Gas Legislation

Florida Roads: Future Corridor Action Plan Gets Input From Experts Like Developers, Utilities, and Water Management Districts

Ukraine announce PSA tenders for Skifska and Foroska offshore oil and gas blocks

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Final Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines for Wildlife Protection

FERC Approves LNG Export Project

US Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Final Wind Energy Guidelines

Shale Gas Operations: Freshwater Impoundments Under Scrutiny

Contractors and Designers - Are You Ready For a Possible Clean Energy Revolution?

Renewable Energy Update - January 10, 2012

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