On April 24, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted a temporary rule modification that grants extensions to certain site remediation timeframes under the Administrative Requirements for the...more
Nearly a decade has passed since the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation (SCI) first reported on soil and fill providers circumventing New Jersey state laws restricting the use of recycled soil and fill materials. ...more
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to modify the General WV/National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Water Pollution Control Permit for Stormwater Associated with Construction...more
The Brownfields Tax Credit program was due to expire on August 5, 2018. However, on May 31, 2018, Governor Baker signed the Housing Bond Bill, H4536, which, among other things, extended the Brownfields Tax Credit program for...more
After the issuance of various extensions, the Zika virus state of emergency declared by Florida Gov. Rick Scott has terminated after the governor did not renew the Executive Order. However, holders of certain development...more
A permit and development order extension opportunity is available as a result of the threat posed to Florida by the recent Hurricane Irma. Holders of certain development orders can request at least an additional six months to...more
A Florida developer petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a $10 million takings case against the Florida Department of Environmental Protection The developer alleged that the DEP’s denial of a development permit for a...more
A permit and development order extension opportunity is available as a result of the threat posed to Florida by the recent Tropical Storm Emily. Holders of certain development orders can request an additional six months to...more
If you are planning a new development project in Pennsylvania and cannot connect it to public sewer, navigating the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (the “Department”) requirements for the use of an onlot...more
Does a pile field exist if it’s covered at high tide? MassDEP seems to think not. Through the Commonwealth’s Chapter 91 program, MassDEP regulates what can be built over tidelands. In last week’s Environmental...more
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is proposing revisions to three chapters of its rules under the Site Location of Development Law (Site Law), the statute under which the DEP regulates projects of state...more