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New Executive Order Challenges State Climate Laws

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Challenging a slew of state climate-related laws and programs, President Trump’s April 8, 2025 executive order (EO) set the stage for more legal fights between the federal government and states. In the new EO, “Protecting...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Debate on California Housing Bill Foreshadows Larger Fights to Come

Yesterday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 4, the Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act of 2023, a highly anticipated bill to streamline affordable housing on land owned by religious institutions and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2022 CEQA Legislative Recap

In response to developers’ continued cry for meaningful reform, changes to or exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code §§ 21000 et seq.) (CEQA) are often included in numerous bills during any...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

No Standing to Protect the Pine Barrens

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Before adjudication, a court must determine whether a plaintiff has standing. Standing means that the party has a right to access the courts for a particular dispute. A petitioner bears the burden to show an actual injury and...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

New Compliance Obligations for Connecticut EURs

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Earlier this year, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) promulgated revised regulations on Environmental Use Restrictions (EURs). These revised regulations impose new obligations on owners...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Town’s Decision To Acquire An Easement To Install A Sewer Line Along The Ludovico Sculpture Trail Is Annulled

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The Ludovico Sculpture Trail (Trail) is located near the Women’s Rights National Historic Park in Seneca Falls, NY. it’s website can be found at cnyhiking.com/LudovicoTrail.htm.  The Trail recently became a centerpiece of a...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards– Widespread Polluted Fill

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On July 8, 2019 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) proposed an overhaul to its Remediation Standard Regulations (“RSRs”). These proposed amendments, often referred to as “Wave 2, ” will...more

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