Both the North and South Carolina legislatures have recently adopted statutes affecting environmental issues in their respective states. This update highlights the most significant developments in North and South Carolina....more
6/4/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Air Pollution ,
Boiler MACT Rule ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Certification Requirements ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Infrastructure ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sackett v EPA ,
State Budgets ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Wastewater ,
Wetlands
Can you still build a bulkhead along the shoreline in coastal Virginia to protect your property? Well, it depends, but now the answer is more likely to be “no.” Major changes to how Virginia tidal waterfront property owners...more
7/23/2021
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Biden Administration ,
Boiler MACT Rule ,
Climate Change ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Comment Period ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Permits ,
Property Owners ,
Rising Sea Levels ,
Sea Levels ,
Trump Administration ,
Wetlands
Federal environmental policies are likely to undergo significant changes at DOJ and EPA under the Biden administration, including alteration of many Trump administration enforcement policies. Since many of these existing...more
1/12/2021
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Air Pollution ,
Biden Administration ,
Clean Water Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Regulatory Agenda