On December 5, 2024, the New York City Council approved the “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” text amendment, as modified by the City Planning Commission, following recommendations from the Zoning and Franchises...more
12/19/2024
/ Affordable Housing ,
City of New York ,
Construction Project ,
County Planning Commissions ,
Housing Market ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Municipalities ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Maps
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on a long-standing controversy over the extent to which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE; collectively, the Agencies) have...more
6/26/2023
/ Clean Water Act ,
Construction Project ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Real Estate Development ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sackett ,
Sackett v EPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Significant Nexus Test ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
Exactly what should be considered "waters of the United States" as it applies to the Clean Water Act has been ill defined and contended in the courts and in Congress for more than 15 years. A review of recent court decisions...more
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq., prohibits the discharge of dredged or fill material into “navigable waters” without a permit. Section 502(7) of that act defines “navigable waters”...more
3/7/2023
/ Clean Water Act ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Navigable Waters ,
Navigable Waters Protection Rule ,
Rapanos v US ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sackett ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States