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Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - 8.16.24

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Recent raging winter storms have caved in streets, wrecked piers, collapsed homes and apartment buildings, and submerged property up and down California’s coastline. As sea levels continue to rise from climate change,...more

Williams Mullen

Carolinas Environmental Legislative Update

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Both the North and South Carolina legislatures have recently adopted statutes affecting environmental issues in their respective states. This update highlights the most significant developments in North and South Carolina....more

Nossaman LLP

Adapting to Climate Change, Inland

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Managed retreat—the process of moving people and property away from the shoreline—is an unpopular but increasingly accepted response to rising sea-levels. In the inaugural issue of Nossaman’s California Water Views – 2023...more

Carlton Fields

[Event] Building Resiliency Into the Construction Industry - September 7th, Miami, FL

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In the construction industry, resilience generally refers to a building’s or infrastructure element’s ability to avoid, mitigate, absorb, or recover from physically destructive events, with an eye toward overall longevity. ...more

Gray Reed

Louisiana Coastal Zone Litigation Likely to Remain in Federal Court

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In Plaquemines Parish et al. v. Chevron et al., the U. S. Fifth Circuit has ruled on whether 42 suits brought by six parishes and the Louisiana Attorney General against a number of oil companies belongs in federal court or...more

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Financial Liability & Legal Issues for Cities Related to Sea Level Rise

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Sea Level Rise is a critical issue facing public agencies and property owners throughout the U.S.  In California alone, this phenomenon could impact thousands of residences and businesses, dozens of wastewater treatment...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New Environmental and Telecommunications Laws

Telecommunications - AB 1699 Telecommunications: mobile Internet service providers: first response agencies: emergencies - Fire officials experienced a significant data transmission slowdown of their mobile emergency...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Changes Ahead? How a Changing Regulatory Landscape Will Impact New Development and Infrastructure Projects in California

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Major new regulatory developments involving climate change create new risks for development projects and infrastructure - ..Recent CA Supreme Court decision? CEQAclarity ..CARB 2017 Scoping Plan targets development to...more

Williams Mullen

Coastal Flooding and Resiliency: New Challenges and Opportunities for the Commercial Real Estate and Finance Industry

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Virginia, North Carolina and other mid-Atlantic coastal communities are no strangers to severe weather and related storm surges and flooding. However, many of these communities are experiencing storm surges and tidal and...more

Bilzin Sumberg

The Real Developer Impact of Rising Sea Levels

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Damage to coastal property and infrastructure from rising sea levels and increased storm surge is a threat that South Florida knows too well. According to a major new report released on June 24, 2014 by a coalition of senior...more

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