Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Residential Real Estate, Energy & Utilities Law

Boston Joins the Building Disclosure Bandwagon: Ordinance Will Require Reporting in 2014

by Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 5/10/2013

On May 8, the Boston City Council approved an ordinance requiring building owners to report annual energy and water use. The final ordinance is slightly different from the one about which we posted in February. Highlights...more

California City Enacts Law Requiring Solar Energy Systems on Most New Homes

by Jason Barglow | Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/6/2013

The city of Lancaster, California recently adopted an ordinance requiring builders of most new homes to install functional solar power generation systems on these homes prior to their sale to the public. The law is believed...more

Maryland to Impose New Stormwater Remediation Fee; Virginia Enacts Congestion Relief Fee

by Roberto Garcia | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/6/2013

Lawmakers in Maryland and Virginia have approved the imposition of certain new fees on property owners in various jurisdictions. Maryland property owners in nine counties and one city face the imposition of a Stormwater...more

Part II - How Will North Carolina Handle Forced Pooling?

by Jessica L. Kimble | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/3/2013

As discussed in Part I, the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission (“N.C. MEC”) will present its report on hydraulic fracturing to the Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy and the Environmental Review Commission...more

BLM Issues Right-of-Way Application Rule In An Effort To Spark Renewable Energy Development

by Ben Rubin | Nossaman LLP on 5/1/2013

As reported earlier today by a number of news outlets (see for example this KCET article by Chris Clarke), the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") will be issuing a Final Rule to facilitate right-of-way applications for lands...more

New Floodplain Ordinance Targets Oil and Gas Operations

by Mark Clark | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/26/2013

The County Commission in Doddridge County, West Virginia is currently considering amendments to its Floodplain Ordinance as a result of a December 17, 2012 decision by the Circuit Court of Doddridge County. (Comments to the...more

Housing Development With Optional Retail Component Qualifies For CEQA Exemption For Residential Projects Consistent With...

by Jon E. Goetz, Jeffrey L. Massey, Leslie Z. Walker | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 4/24/2013

A group of citizens challenged a city’s determination that a proposed residential development qualifies for an exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) as a residential project that is consistent with...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

Court Upholds CEQA Exemption for Residential Development - Minor Project Tweaks and New Greenhouse Gas Thresholds Don’t Trigger...

by Sarah E. Owsowitz, Charity B. Schiller | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 4/4/2013

In a recent case involving the California Environmental Quality Act, a state appellate court upheld a city’s decision to exempt from environmental review a residential development because it was consistent with a broader...more

New Significance Standard For Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is Not New Information Triggering Supplemental CEQA Review

by Marc Bruner, Stephen Kostka | Perkins Coie on 4/3/2013

In an opinion published on March 28, 2013, a California court of appeal answered three questions under the California Environmental Quality Act that the published decisions have not yet addressed...more

CEQA: Reforming California's Landmark Environmental Law

by Michelle Ouellette | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/5/2013

California has always been on the cutting edge when it comes to environmental protection. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the adoption and implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, frequently referred...more

Would You Be Annoyed If Your Neighbor Installs A Wind Turbine?

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 2/15/2013

In 2009, the Nevada legislature enacted a statute intended to remove private barriers to landowners’ harnessing of wind energy...more

Pennsylvania Legislature Considers Amendments to the Dormant Oil and Gas Act

by Stefanie Lepore | Reed Smith on 2/13/2013

Proposed changes to Pennsylvania’s Dormant Oil and Gas Act may lead to disputes over the validity of existing oil and gas leases. In Pennsylvania, it has been long understood that the oil and gas subsurface estate may be...more

Hydraulic Fracturing: New Developments in Water Disposal Reuse and Recycling

by Jackson Walker on 2/1/2013

In This Presentation: • Water Consumption & Reuse Projections • Regulatory Overview – Federal: UIC exempton/EPA Study – State: RRC MOU/Rule Proposals • Property, Ownership, and Common Law Issues • Earthquake...more

Urban Land Institute: Land Use Experts Ponder How Climate Change Will Impact Real Estate Development in the Future - What Can...

by Rosa Eckstein Schechter on 1/29/2013

Last month, the international non-profit land use thinktank, the Urban Land Institute, held a meeting of minds to ponder the future of coastal land development and how climate change (global warming) is influencing land use...more

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Boston Joins the Building Disclosure Bandwagon: Ordinance Will Require Reporting in 2014

California City Enacts Law Requiring Solar Energy Systems on Most New Homes

Maryland to Impose New Stormwater Remediation Fee; Virginia Enacts Congestion Relief Fee

Part II - How Will North Carolina Handle Forced Pooling?

BLM Issues Right-of-Way Application Rule In An Effort To Spark Renewable Energy Development

New Floodplain Ordinance Targets Oil and Gas Operations

Housing Development With Optional Retail Component Qualifies For CEQA Exemption For Residential Projects Consistent With...

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

Court Upholds CEQA Exemption for Residential Development - Minor Project Tweaks and New Greenhouse Gas Thresholds Don’t Trigger...

New Significance Standard For Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is Not New Information Triggering Supplemental CEQA Review

CEQA: Reforming California's Landmark Environmental Law

Would You Be Annoyed If Your Neighbor Installs A Wind Turbine?

Pennsylvania Legislature Considers Amendments to the Dormant Oil and Gas Act

Hydraulic Fracturing: New Developments in Water Disposal Reuse and Recycling

Urban Land Institute: Land Use Experts Ponder How Climate Change Will Impact Real Estate Development in the Future - What Can...

Hardening Buildings And Infrastructure To Mitigate Business Risks Of Sea Level Rise

CEQA Year In Review 2012

High Court Weighs In on Surface Owners’ Appeal Rights

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

West Virginia Surface Owners May Not Appeal Gas Well Permits

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

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Koontz IV, Reviewing Decision of Florida Supreme Court

Court Addresses Surface Owner Appeal Rights Involving Marcellus Shale Gas Wells

Aboriginal Title Revisited - William V. British Columbia

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