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Farm Fields and Reasonable Expectations of Privacy

Law of the Lands

AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure by government authorities, including the police. The protection applies to people, which includes corporations (as legal persons), not to places. However, the location in which a search takes place can be important in determining whether the government action was lawful or not.

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New Hampshire’s Wetlands: How the N.H. Supreme Court in Greenland Eliminated A Key Component for Wetlands Protection

Vermont Law

by Andrew Lechner. In the early 2000s, a developer proposed a large housing development project in the town of Greenland, New Hampshire. [1]. The project involved subdividing 212 acres of land into 79 separate housing lots. Of the 212 acres, 85 were protected wetlands, and some wetlands would have to be filled to make way for roads within the development.

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U.S. Fifth Circuit Clarifies “Substantial Nexus” Test for LHWCA

The Energy Law Blog

In Mays v. Chevron Pipe Line Co. , 2020 WL 4432025, a three-judge panel of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal held on August 3, 2020, that the Longshore Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act may apply to an injury in state territorial waters if there is a substantial nexus between an employee’s injury and his employer’s, both direct and statutory, extractive operations on the Outer Continental Shelf.

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Environmental Law Faculty Hiring, 2020-21

Environmental Law Prof Blog

For the past few years, I’ve written a post listing schools that are interested in hiring tenured or tenure-track environmental law faculty. This year's list appears below. Readers should be aware of a few things about this list. First, it.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Normal Farm Practices Protection Board goes to the dogs

Law of the Lands

AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : In 1987, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 83, An Act respecting the Protection of Farm Practices, which led to the enactment of Ontario’s first “right to farm” legislation, the Farm Practices Protection Act, 1988. The Minister of Agriculture at the time, the Honourable Jack Riddell, explained to the Legislature: Ontario farmers have been concerned for some years that normal farming practices may increasingly result in complaints and court action

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New Hampshire’s Wetlands: How the N.H. Supreme Court in Greenland Eliminated A Key Component for Wetlands Protection

Vermont Law

by Andrew Lechner In the early 2000s, a developer proposed a large housing development project in the town of Greenland, New Hampshire.[1] The project involved subdividing 212 acres of land into 79 separate housing lots. Of the 212 acres, 85 were protected wetlands, and some wetlands would have to be filled to make way for … Continue reading "New Hampshire’s Wetlands: How the N.H.

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NEPA Reforms Will Modernize Environmental Review

Cresforum

Conservatives cherish their natural environment and believe in responsible management of our country’s resources. They also believe in pursuing clean energy development through ambitious projects that create jobs and grow the economy. Reasonable regulations and oversight are warranted in many cases, but increasingly, a long-standing and antiquated federal policy has delayed many of them.

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New Hampshire’s Wetlands: How the N.H. Supreme Court in Greenland Eliminated A Key Component for Wetlands Protection

Vermont Law

by Andrew Lechner In the early 2000s, a developer proposed a large housing development project in the town of Greenland, New Hampshire.[1] The project involved subdividing 212 acres of land into 79 separate housing lots. Of the 212 acres, 85 were protected wetlands, and some wetlands would have to be filled to make way for … Continue reading "New Hampshire’s Wetlands: How the N.H.

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NEPA Reforms Will Modernize Environmental Review

Cresforum

Conservatives cherish their natural environment and believe in responsible management of our country’s resources. They also believe in pursuing clean energy development through ambitious projects that create jobs and grow the economy. Reasonable regulations and oversight are warranted in many cases, but increasingly, a long-standing and antiquated federal policy has delayed many of them.