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Vertical Real Estate for a Horizontal World: Hacking the Data Center Campus with the Florida Condominium Act

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The demand for data centers, fueled by AI and cloud computing, is insatiable. In Florida, this "digital gold rush" is colliding with a trifecta of physical and regulatory barriers: a strained power grid vulnerable to...more

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Texas Progresses Toward CCS Primacy (UPDATED)

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This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the penultimate step to granting Texas the authority to directly issue Class VI permits under the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Underground Injection Control (UIC)...more

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Texas Granted Primacy over Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells

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On November 12, 2025, the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that EPA had granted Texas primary enforcement authority (“primacy”) under the Safe Drinking Water Act...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.14.25

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to loosen requirements for companies to report on their uses of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Texas Granted Primacy Over Class VI Wells, Streamlining Carbon Capture and Storage Permitting

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Nov. 12, 2025, announced a final rule granting the State of Texas primary implementation and enforcement authority (also known as primacy) for Class VI Underground Injection...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Litigation to invalidate City of Yes zoning for housing opportunity dismissed

On November 12, 2025, Justice Lizette Colon of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Richmond County, dismissed a petition challenging the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning text amendment (COYHO). The...more

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PA State Budget Imposes New Permitting Review Deadlines on PADEP

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The 2025-26 state budget signed into law yesterday by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro contains a number of provisions that will require the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to complete its review of...more

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Massachusetts Reconsiders Nuclear Energy in Its Clean Power Mix - Update

On November 11, the House members of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy voted to advance a new draft of a bill entitled An Act Relative to Energy Affordability, Clean Power, and Economic...more

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New York City Council Approves the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan

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On November 12, 2025, the New York City Council approved the city-led Long Island City Neighborhood Plan known as OneLIC. OneLIC is designed to create significantly more housing, including the introduction of Mandatory...more

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Recycling Old Tricks: State AGs Probe Plastics Industry Collusion in Latest ESG Probe

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This month, the attorneys general of Florida, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Montana sent letters to various environmental groups expressing ​“collective concern” about potentially anti-competitive recycling practices....more

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 11.12.25

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The San Diego Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal last week to accelerate homebuilding in the city by softening historic preservation rules. Developers praised the new proposal as a sensible policy change that...more

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Percolating Groundwater Is Appurtenant to Land and Is Transferred With It (UPDATED)

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The Court of Appeal again confirmed that the rights to floodwater captured and stored in an aquifer beneath property were not personal property but rather appurtenant to the land and were transferred with the property during...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

People Over Parking: How Illinois’ Parking Reform Law Reshapes Opportunity for Developers and Property Owners

As part of a sweeping legislative package aimed at modernizing land use and supporting public transit, Illinois has enacted the People Over Parking Act (SB 2111)— a major policy shift for commercial real estate. Taking effect...more

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Redefining Anchors and Reimagining Community: Takeaways from the ICSC+ U.S. Law Conference

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As a first-time attendee of the ICSC+ U.S. Law Conference, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived in San Diego. Some things were immediately apparent — many of my G&S colleagues were seasoned ICSC participants —...more

Allen Matkins

What are your predictions for the office sector in 2026?

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“I predict increasing demand for recently renovated office space located within close proximity to desirable retail areas, which will serve as an off-site amenity, drawing more workers back to the office....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Energy Law: Month in Review - October 2025

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month. ...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

No Permits, No Easement: Why Unlawful Encroachments May Not Vest [Sullivan’s Take]

Not every apparent prescriptive right vests. At first glance, a decades long encroachment might appear to be a shoo-in as an easement by prescription. However, encroaching structures built without permits or approvals are...more

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Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill– increasing the need for speed

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As previously signalled, the New Zealand Government has introduced the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill (Bill)....more

DLA Piper

New Zealand real estate trends 2025: capital flows, asset classes and regulatory shifts

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New Zealand’s real estate sector is entering a new phase of growth and diversification. Notable developments across data centres, logistics, build-to-rent (BTR), student accommodation and hospitality are reshaping investor...more

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P2N0 - Edition 37 - News and Views on the Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

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Welcome to Edition 37 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE)....more

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Structuring Data Centers for Flexibility: Using the Condominium Form of Ownership

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As the demand for data centers continues to accelerate—driven by artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and energy-intensive digital infrastructure—developers are increasingly searching for flexible, efficient structures...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

Data Centers a Driving Force Behind Bipartisan Permitting Reform

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Even as partisan rifts define Washington, lawmakers have found a rare motivator for bipartisan collaboration: data centers. Lawmakers from both parties believe the proliferation of data centers and development of the...more

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Alaska’s Hot ROD: DOI’s Recent “Record of Decision” Ignites Support for O&G Development

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Key Takeaways - • The Department of the Interior (DOI) has issued a third Record of Decision (ROD) reinstating full leasing access to approximately 1.56 million acres in Alaska’s Coastal Plain....more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.7.25

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Work to find and stop methane emissions is getting a $100-million boost, with an investment aimed at expanding satellite monitoring and helping countries adopt policies to rein in releases of the potent greenhouse gas....more

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California Courts Reemphasize That State Housing Laws Prevail Over City Codes

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As state laws increasingly limit local government authority over housing production, cities and housing opponents have sought refuge in provisions of the California Constitution that give "charter cities" – cities that have...more

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