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Navigating Wind and Solar Development Opportunities on State and Private Lands During Uncertain Times for Renewable Energy

Recent executive actions and federal guidance have targeted wind and solar development, creating substantial uncertainty for the U.S. offshore wind industry and also reshaping the regulatory landscape governing onshore wind...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Prescribed Burn: The Beneficial Fire with Potential Liability

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Have you ever driven down the road and seen a mountain of smoke rising from a nearby field?  Unless you were in the middle of a raging forest fire, what you likely saw was a prescribed burn. A landowner intentionally setting...more

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2025 Fair Housing Trends Report: What We’re Seeing and Why It Matters

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The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is the nation’s largest nonprofit fair housing organization, leading investigations, enforcement, advocacy, and research to advance equal housing opportunity....more

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Navigating Administrative Land Use Decisions in Ohio

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As many developers know, administrative approval of a request from a local zoning board can be an important step to making sure your project is approved in the timely manner that you desire....more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

2026 New Laws Legal Alert

Each year, California enacts a number of new laws impacting municipalities throughout the state. New legislation for 2026 includes noteworthy updates to the Brown Act, financial training requirements for public officials,...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Cleveland’s Burning Bright: Leveraging Legacy Assets for Strategic Growth

Cleveland’s industrial real estate market continues to go through a revival. By leveraging its legacy manufacturing infrastructures with reignited private-public partnerships focused on proactive site strategies,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CEQA News You Can Use – Volume 10, Issue 4 – January 2026

Welcome to “CEQA News You Can Use,” a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP’s Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource for...more

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From Cubicles to Condos: Considerations for Office-to-Residential Conversions

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As remote work reshapes the commercial real estate market and demand for office space declines, owners and developers are increasingly pursuing office-to-residential conversions as a way to unlock value in underperforming...more

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Renewable Energy Update 1.20.26

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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors gave a thumbs up to revised draft rules for battery energy storage facilities at its January 13 meeting amid resident dissent....more

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Mexico enacts Circular Economy Law: Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Design, guiding principles

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On January 19, 2026, Mexico published the Decree enacting the General Law on Circular Economy (“LGEC”) and amending the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection (“LGEEPA”) and the General Law for the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CEQ Issues Final Rule Eliminating NEPA Regulations: Path to NEPA Reform Established, but Permitting Challenges Under Other Laws...

In an action widely anticipated by the regulated community, on January 6, 2026, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published in the Federal Register a rule (Final Rule) adopting, without changes, the interim final...more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

Retained-Acreage Clauses and Horizontal Wells: Texas Court of Appeals Issues Mixed Ruling for Landowners

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Let’s assume you signed a new oil and gas lease with ABC Production in March 2018 (the “2018 Lease”). Given the size of your farm (i.e. 1000 acres), you successfully negotiated a “retained acreage” clause in the 2018 Lease....more

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Gov. Hochul Proposes SEQRA Reforms to Accelerate Affordable Housing

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As part of her 2026 State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the “Let Them Build” agenda, proposing reforms to accelerate housing and infrastructure development and reduce project costs. The initiative focuses...more

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Texas Supreme Court Justice Throws a Lifeline to Mineral Rights Owners

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In Ageron Energy LLC v. ETC Texas Pipeline, LTD Justice Busby authored a concurring opinion in the denial of a petition for review to the Supreme Court in which he criticized the majority opinion of the Court of Appeals...more

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Fairfax County Moves to Regulate Large-Scale Battery Storage

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Fairfax County, Virginia, advanced a zoning ordinance amendment that would for the first time define and regulate large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The Board of Supervisors scheduled public hearings on the...more

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2026 Iowa General Assembly – Week 1

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The 91st General Assembly gaveled in on Monday to start the 2026 Iowa legislative session. The first week included speeches from party leaders, Governor Reynolds, Chief Justice Christensen, and Adjutant General Osborn, along...more

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Trump Administration and Mid-Atlantic Region Governors Announce Emergency Reliability Action Targeting Data Center Load Growth

On Friday, President Donald Trump—together with governors across key Mid-Atlantic Region states—announced a new initiative aimed at addressing soaring electricity demand driven by large‑scale AI and cloud‑computing data...more

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Novedades normativas en materia ambiental en el 2025

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El Equipo Ambiental de Holland & Knight en Colombia preparó un análisis de las normas, resoluciones, decretos y sentencias más importantes en materia ambiental a lo largo del 2025. El conocimiento de las novedades normativas...more

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2026 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week One

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On Tuesday night, Governor Kay Ivey delivered her final State of the State Address, highlighting economic growth, infrastructure improvements, and education funding. She noted that Alabama has secured roughly $69 billion in...more

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Clash of the “Super Statutes”:  First District Construes HAA’s Statutory Provisions Aimed at Disincentivizing CEQA Challenges to...

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The laudable efforts of the Legislature in adopting “super statutes” such as the Housing Accountability Act (“HAA”; Gov. Code, § 65589.5) notwithstanding, housing in California remains a scarce and precious commodity.  The...more

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CEQ Finalizes Rescission of NEPA Implementing Regulations

On January 8, 2026, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published a final rule adopting—without change—its February 25, 2025, interim final rule (IFR) rescinding all iterations of CEQ’s National...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Army Corps Finalizes 2026 Nationwide Permits: Key Updates

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has reissued and modified the Corps’ Nationwide Permits (NWPs), which authorize certain categories of work in Waters of the United States under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

What Cleveland’s 2025 Building Permits Say About Development Trends Heading Into 2026

Construction permitting in Cleveland returned to trend in 2025, with nearly $1.5 billion in total permits issued. While 2024 was a banner year, with more than $2.8 billion in permits issued, it was buoyed by over $1.2 billion...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Does foreclosure extinguish a recorded density bonus agreement?

California’s density bonus law (Government Code sections 65915-65918) rewards a developer who agrees to build a certain percentage of low-income housing with the opportunity to build more residences than would otherwise be...more

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Public by History: SJC Holds Formal Records Aren't Always Required

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In Town of Concord v. Rasmussen, the Town of Concord (the “Town”) initiated an action against several landowners abutting a road known as Estabrook Road, seeking a declaration that the public had access and use rights to the...more

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