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Proposed Action Plan for Article 80 Modernization

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After an 18-month study process, the Boston Planning Department has released an Action Plan proposing strategies to modernize Boston’s development review process. The Planning Department is accepting comments on the plan...more

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Room to Roam Act Becomes Law

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On September 27, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 1889, the “Room to Roam Act.” The Act amends Section 65302 of the Government Code to add certain fish, wildlife, and habitat connectivity...more

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Arlington County Releases Policy Aimed at Addressing Arlington Office Market

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On Oct. 1, 2024, Arlington County released the draft County Board Policy on the Transformation of Commercial Office Buildings and draft zoning ordinance amendments for adaptive reuse projects....more

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Political Season is Upon Us: Guidance for Navigating Political Sign Display in Community Associations

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With federal and state elections less than forty-five days away, political signs are popping up in yards everywhere.  Many community associations have restrictions in their declaration or covenants, conditions, & restrictions...more

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Betting on a power-industry glow-up, Big Tech goes nuclear to stop A.I.-driven energy meltdown

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Artificial Intelligence is Big Tech’s newest toy. However, AI also requires massive amounts of energy to operate, which puts the industry’s climate commitments at risk. The sprawling data centers that Microsoft and other...more

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Everything Oiled is Sued Again

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It has the origins of a great American Success Story – in 1886, in the midst of the Second Industrial Revolution, a vast reservoir of oil was found in Lima, Ohio, prompting legendary entrepreneur John D. Rockefeller to hire...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 10.3.24

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Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a controversial bill – Assembly Bill (AB) 98 – that will impact all warehouse developments, regardless of whether there are any sensitive receptors near the potential warehouse site....more

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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hazen Solid Waste Landfill...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Waste Corporation of Arkansas, LLC (“WC”) entered into a September 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

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Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Decision Trees for PFAS: Mitigation Selection in Drinking Water

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has issued a document titled: Decision Trees for PFAS – Mitigation Selection in Drinking Water (“DTP”)....more

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Reduction of Exposure of Vulnerable Federally Listed Endangered/Threatened Species from the Use of Conventional Pesticides: U.S....

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a September 2024 document titled: Action Plan to Reduce Exposure of Vulnerable Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species from the Use of...more

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Arlington County Releases Guidance on Office Use Conversions

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Office Use Conversions in Arlington County got a step closer as the county released draft amendments to its zoning ordinance to implement the next phase of the county's Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative (CMRI). This...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Governor Newsom Signs Three New Accessory Dwelling Unit Bills

In recent years, the California Legislature has enacted bills that reduce local control over the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs). Recent examples include legislation...more

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Interagency Water Workforce Working Group Report to Congress: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Water issued an August 2024 report tilted: Interagency Water Workforce Working Group Report to Congress (“Report”). ...more

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Significant Changes to the Federal Environmental Sanctioning Administrative Process

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On September 20, 2024, the Brazilian government published Federal Decree No. 12,189/2024 (the “Decree”), significantly amending Federal Decree No. 6,514/2008, which provides for administrative penalties for environmental...more

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Charging Ahead: Legal, Regulatory, and Operational Considerations for EV Infrastructure Development

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The rapid growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States has created an urgent demand for robust EV charging infrastructure. The demand for EV charging infrastructure is driven by the need to ensure the benefits...more

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Delivering the Key to the City: Special Considerations in City Hall P3s

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A number of municipalities have recently issued, or are contemplating, competitive solicitations for public-private partnerships (“P3s”) to deliver new municipal facilities, typically as part of a transformative “town center”...more

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Governor Newsom Signs Bill into Law Imposing Restrictions on Logistics Facilities Near Sensitive Uses

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On September 29, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 98 (“AB 98”), which limits warehouses from being built near “sensitive receptors.” AB 98 establishes new standards for the construction warehouses of...more

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Hurricane Helene Federal Disaster Recovery Funding

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Almost exactly two years to the day from when Hurricane Ian (Category 4) struck Florida’s western coast near Cayo Costa, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene, also a catastrophic Category 4 storm with winds topping...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Natchez Construction Project Owner Enter into Agreed...

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“Commission”) and Complete Oil Field Disposal, LLC. (“COD”) entered into an August 27th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing failure to obtain a Stormwater Construction Permit....more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement Alert: Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Monitoring and Maintenance Requirements

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an Enforcement Alert (“EA”) titled: EPA Finds MSW Landfills are Violating Monitoring and Maintenance Requirements....more

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Legal Update: Effective October 1: New Laws Benefit CT Affordable Housing Market

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This past legislative session brought a suite of changes to Connecticut’s laws that benefit the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing throughout the State. Several of these changes, set out in Public Act No....more

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New York City’s Industrial and Commercial Real Estate Tax Abatement Program Extended to 2029

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill on extending the Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) for an additional four years, to March 1, 2029, with no modifications to the program....more

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AB 2243: Significant Expansion of SB 6 & AB 2011

The Governor has signed Assembly Bill 2243, which makes it easier for developers to build housing and constrains local review of housing proposals. AB 2243 amends certain provisions of both Senate Bill 6, also known as the...more

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Brownfield Passports: A New Tool to Boost Brownfield Development?

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Hot on the heels of the NPPF consultation MHCLG has published a working paper on the introduction of ‘brownfield passports’ to encourage development of brownfield urban land in a way that goes beyond the policy support in the...more

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The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 9, September 2024

Welcome to our ninth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. Building Code Legislation Becomes Law - Why this is important: Senate Bill 166, 2024 Building Code Regulatory...more

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