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New Jersey DEP Issues Order Seeking to Promote NRD-Related Policies for “Collaborative Process” and Stakeholder Involvement

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette, acting as the state’s natural resource trustee, issued Administrative Order 2023-08 on March 14, 2023, which modernizes guidance on,...more

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NJ Appeals Court Affirms Approval of Controversial Spills Act Settlement

On February 12, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey issued its ruling in the case of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Exxon Mobil Corporation. The appeals court affirmed the...more

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Maine DEP Marches Toward Rulemaking on its Wind Energy Standards Rule

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Expecting to initiate a formal rulemaking in March of this year, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invited final public comment on its pre-rulemaking draft Wind Energy Standards rule at a workshop held on...more

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Maine Board of Environmental Protection Unanimously Adopts Metallic Mineral Mining Rules

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On January 5th, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Board) unanimously voted to repeal existing Chapter 200 Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining rules and adopt new Chapter 200 rules to...more

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The Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act

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The 2016 Florida Legislature adopted SB 552, a long-awaited, comprehensive water bill that tackled issues from Everglades restoration to water supply and created the Florida Springs and Aquifer Protection Act (the Springs...more

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New Water Law Will Affect Everyone Who Uses Water in Florida

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On January 14, 2016, the officers of the Legislature presented CS/CS/SB 552 to Governor Scott for signature. More famously known as the "Water Bill," this 134-page page marvel of compromise proves that it is still possible to...more

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It’s All Good – New Jersey Judge Approves NJDEP’s Controversial $225 Million Settlement with ExxonMobil

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After months of controversy, public comments, response to public comments, motions to intervene, amicus briefs, oral arguments, editorials and a sustained flurry of activity in social media, the decision we have been waiting...more

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