Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Herschel Vinyard and Jeff Littlejohn | March 20, 2024
A District of Columbia federal district court judge ended the existence of Florida's "404 program" (for protection of federal wetlands) when he published his decision to vacate the EPA's "assumption decision" and its "approval of Florida's assumption application," ruling that the EPA acted illegally when it transferred the federal wetland permitting to the state in 2020.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By John J. Fumero | February 28, 2024
Environmental groups that won the ruling cheered, while Florida developers and the DEP were left wondering what would happen next. Some residential projects seeking final permitting are on hold, as are those in the planning stages. Attorneys representing environmental, real estate and local government interests should review how future development projects may be altered or shelved.
By Jim Turner | December 20, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet approved a new ranking list of 258 farms, ranches and forests that could be preserved through the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan | September 13, 2023
In their Environmental Law column, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan review New York's requirements for long-term property stewardship when residual contamination remains in place. They also discuss recently proposed NYSDEC guidance that will add a requirement to provide financial assurance to these long-term obligations.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Bessie Antin Daschbach | August 23, 2023
Regulatory and market demands will likely continue to push ESG deep into supply chains. The result is every business along those chains could be made to take up ESG efforts, regardless of a given business's order of magnitude.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By John J. Fumero | July 26, 2023
On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court announced a five-justice majority decision in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. The case arose out of a decades-long dispute over whether the Sackett's property is subject to federal wetland permitting requirements under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Federal jurisdictional wetlands under the CWA are commonly referred to as "water of the United States" (WOTUS).
By Peter E. Fisch and Salvatore Gogliormella | July 3, 2023
In 2019, New York City enacted Local Law 97 aimed at combatting the threat of climate change. This article looks at how implementation of the law effects New York City commercial buildings including changes in the way buildings are constructed, operated, and leased.
By Jim Turner | June 15, 2023
A spokesperson for Senate President Kathleen Passidomo said that the Senate's decision not to confirm South Florida Water Management District Governing Board member Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch was tied to her objections to a water bill during a district governing board meeting last year.
By Alexander Lugo | May 9, 2023
Republican lawmakers like Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis have targeted the concept as they lean into culture war issues, but clients' demands for advice haven't ceased.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Christine Schiffner | April 24, 2023
State attorneys general and plaintiffs firms join forces in fight against environmental pollution caused by "forever chemicals," ushering in a new era of litigation which could cost billions.
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