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Fifth Circuit Permits Claims of Environmental Racism to Move Forward

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In a case that has profound implications for the regulated community, particularly in the realms of environmental justice, civil rights, and land use planning, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has permitted plaintiffs...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management (Trump EO Tracker)

Revokes previous federal office space executive orders to enable agencies to select cost-effective facilities. The revoked orders are: The Administrator of General Services is directed to initiate the process to amend the...more

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State Attorney General and State Governor Responses to Executive Orders Impacting Climate and Energy

In the twelve weeks since Inauguration Day, President Trump has issued dozens of executive orders, a number of which are designed to reverse the nation’s momentum on clean energy and climate action. He has sought to upend...more

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Repeal, Not Replace: President Trump’s Directive To Deregulate

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum titled “Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations,” marking a significant step in the Administration’s push to deregulate under the broader DOGE...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Trump Executive Order Targets State Climate Laws—and RGGI?

On April 8, the White House issued an Executive Order aimed at “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach.” While the direct effects from this Executive Order are hard to assess, the Trump Administration clearly intends...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tracy, California Glass Container Manufacturing Facility...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. (“OB”) entered into an April 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and...more

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City of Leesburg Denies Proposed Residential Development Moratorium

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As an update to our April 1, 2025, article, the Leesburg City Commission voted on April 14, 2025, to deny the proposed annexation and residential development moratorium....more

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ICMBio Updates Rules on Intervention in Environmental Licensing

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On April 3, 2025, Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency for the protection of Conservation Units (“ICMBio”) published Normative Instruction No. 16/2025, modifying the procedures regulating its role as an intervening agency in...more

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Can Volumetric Construction Solve the Housing Crisis?

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The UK is facing a severe housing crisis, with a chronic shortage of affordable and sustainable homes, rising property prices, and a growing population that outstrips supply. Although the planning system is a key culprit, it...more

Jones Day

EU Commission Pushes for Simplification of Permitting Procedures

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The European Commission hosted an event on April 10 on “Implementation Dialogue on Environmental Assessments and Permitting”. The purpose of these types of meetings is to simplify and reduce regulatory and administrative...more

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Virginia Governor Returns Data Center Bill to Assembly, Regulations Pending

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Data center regulations in Virginia evolved further with the veto session of the 2025 Legislative Session, March 24, 2025. Gov. Glenn Youngkin elected to not sign HB 1601/SB 1449 — which would require data center site...more

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Ohio House Republicans Revamp State Budget: Key Amendments in H.B. 96

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House Republicans put their stamp on Ohio’s operating budget (H.B. 96), passing the legislation, 60 to 39, after making substantial amendments to Governor DeWine’s budget proposal. Five Republican members joined the entire...more

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Court of Appeals Confirms Vested Rights Doctrine in Virginia

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On April 8, 2025, for the first time since its jurisdiction was expanded, the Court of Appeals of Virginia addressed in detail the doctrine of vested rights in the context of a zoning dispute in Board of Supervisors of Prince...more

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May v. Must – The Scope of Agency Permitting Review under Statutory Standards

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The Law Court recently issued a decision in Eastern Maine Conservation Initiative v. Board of Environmental Protection that contains an enlightening discussion of what an agency must consider—as opposed to what an agency may...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Pell City Electrical Equipment Recycling Facility...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and TCI of Alabama, LLC (“TCI”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) to address alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste regulations. See Consent Order No....more

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Defining Waters of the United States: EPA and Army Corps Seek Public Input on New WOTUS Rule

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After more than 50 years, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (“the Agencies”) continue to struggle to find a durable definition of “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) in the Clean Water Act, leaving the regulated...more

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Texas Data Centers Powering AI

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Data center-related real estate investment has certainly been a trend in recent years, and Texas is no exception, with a current state-wide data center count of 336 (for context, in 2015 Texas had 91 data centers). ...more

Perkins Coie

President Trump Issues Executive Order Seeking to Boost Coal Mining and Production

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump announced a slew of executive actions seeking to bolster the coal industry. One of the three executive orders is directly targeted at procedures to increase coal mining and production, which...more

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Lessons From Dioxins And PCBS Inform Smarter PFAS Site Investigations

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Insights from decades of intense scrutiny of dioxins and PCBs in the environment, beginning in the 1960s, remain pertinent to our current challenges with PFAS. The lessons learned regarding detection and measurement,...more

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Politics of housing: The Florida Live Local Act

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Florida’s legislature enacted the Live Local Act (as amended, the “Act”) to encourage the construction of affordable housing across Florida, providing opportunities for residents to live within the communities in which they...more

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2025 Brownfields Funding Round Now Open in Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has announced the release of the 2025 Guidelines and Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund Grants....more

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Tall Building Trends in London

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Tall buildings have hugely contributed to London’s sense of place and rightful place as a world-leading financial centre. They have made a defined impact on the London skyline particularly in the period between 2000-2019 when...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Aging in Place: Michigan Cities Creating Age-Friendly Communities

Michiganders 65 and older represent one of the state’s fastest growing age groups. Free fitness memberships for residents 60 and over to its 12 recreation centers is just one way Detroit is working to improve the quality of...more

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U.S. Department of Energy Pursues Data Centers on Federal Lands

On April 7, the Office of Policy for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from industry professionals, grid operators, local communities, Tribal governments, and other...more

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Trump Issues Orders to Block State Climate Laws

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On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued a series of executive orders directing the federal government to analyze state-level climate policies targeting fossil fuel consumption and environmental regulations. This action...more

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