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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Protection de l’environnement : le gouvernement du Québec veut légaliser l’expropriation déguisée

L’Assemblée nationale a adopté, le 8 décembre dernier, des dispositions qui impacteront de manière draconienne les propriétaires dépossédés de leur terrain par un règlement municipal. Atteinte justifiée au droit de...more

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DOJ Announces Launch of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Environmental Crimes Task Force

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On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of its Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Environmental Crimes Task Force. This new task force will focus specifically on combating...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Supreme Court Reaches Decision on Sackett v. EPA Wetlands Case

In Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court returned to a question that has dogged them for decades; what constitutes “waters of the United States,” and which wetlands are considered “adjacent” to such waters for purposes of federal...more

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Is a Wetland Mitigation Project Permitted in an Area Zoned "Agricultural Residential"?: New Jersey Appellate Court Opinion

A New Jersey appellate court addressed in a July 31st opinion whether a wetlands mitigation project is permitted in an agricultural residential zone. See Baduini v. Land Use Bd. Of Independence Township Docket No.,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Proposes New Permitting Procedures for Impacts to Wetlands and Waters of the State

On July 21, 2017, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) published its latest proposal for new permitting procedures that would apply to waters of the State, including wetlands. The proposal – which...more

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Monetizing Vacant Land Through Mitigation Banking

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A mitigation bank is a wetland, stream, or other habitat area that has been restored, established, enhanced, or (in certain circumstances) preserved for the purpose of providing compensation for unavoidable impacts to such...more

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Florida Adopts A Statewide Rule For Environmental Resource Permits

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Following new state legislation granting the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) the authority to establish one statewide rule for the environmental resource permitting (“ERP”) program, FDEP in early...more

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