PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2022

By Susan Boser, Penn State Extension Homeowners with private wells and Real Estate Professionals are invited to participate in free water testing webinars this fall through Penn State Extension. Through a grant from the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) and the U.

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The Energy Law Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Additionally, concerns about a potential “chilling effect” on the state’s real estate industry have been raised, along with likely complications associated with the task of identifying whether every entity buying or leasing property in the state is sufficiently tied to an adversarial government to fall under the purview of this bill.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

DeTore Massachusetts Energy & Natural Resources Dominic E. Eid USA – Nationwide Native American Law Iris Escarra Florida: South Real Estate: Zoning/ Land Use David G. Draye Arizona Litigation: Appellate Brian L. Duffy Colorado Litigation: General Commercial Jared E. Mandelbaum Pennsylvania Environment Paul R.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2022

Real Estate > Land Use/Zoning. Real Estate > Land Use/Zoning. Real Estate > Land Use/Zoning. Dispute Resolution > Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates. Industry Focus > Native American Law. Industry Focus > Environment Litigation.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

real estate transactions, which could encompass federal offshore leasing. Among other things, CFIUS applies to “covered real estate transactions” involving the purchase or lease by, or concession to, a foreign person of certain real estate in the U.S. businesses or certain foreign investments in U.S.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

Legislative history from the 1998 amendments to the CEQA Guidelines included a reference to Azusa , which the Court noted indicated that the then-acting Secretary of Natural Resources was aware of the decision and yet did not revise Section 15301 to include landfills.

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CEQA Developments

JUNE 20, 2023

Where a project, like the Regents’, “is subject to variable future conditions – for example, unusual rainy weather, tree growth, impact of pests and diseases, changing natural resources, etc. – 5th 576, 580.) Miller Starr Regalia has had a well-established reputation as a leading real estate law firm for more than fifty years.

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CEQA Developments

AUGUST 23, 2021

Based on the nature of the wilderness area improvement project before it, the Court held “the parking reduction here may have an adverse social impact for those who must recreate elsewhere, but it will prevent further adverse physical impacts on the environment.”.

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CEQA Developments

JULY 7, 2022

For nearly all that time, the firm also has written Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4th, a 12-volume treatise on California real estate law. The Book” is the most widely used and judicially recognized real estate treatise in California and is cited by practicing attorneys and courts throughout the state.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2022

On August 4, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced a $1 million grant to the city of Philadelphia to assist in completing the final design for the Spring Garden Street Greenway. DCNR previously provided $500,000 toward feasibility studies for the project.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

On January 19, 2024, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal reinstated the Formosa Plastics (“FG LA”) facility air permits, which the lower court had previously vacated. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality , 2023-CA-0578.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 18, 2023

Excited to be speaking at NAIOP DC MD Seat At The Table With Stuart Kaplow to talk about “what is really going on today in the commercial real estate market” in matters of ESG and specifically GHG emissions, on June 22nd at 11:30 am. Webinar is complimentary, but you must register here. You can register here.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2022

Every time a piece of real estate is sold in Pennsylvania, a small portion of the purchase price goes to the Keystone Fund. Wolf’s Proposed Budget Supports Conservation And Recreation -- DCNR Secretary Outlines 2022 Priorities To Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council, Including Need For $1.4

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Less than two weeks after the hearing in Louisiana v. EPA , a federal district court granted Louisiana’s request to preliminarily enjoin the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) from imposing or enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (“Title VI”) based on disparate impact regulations. 2:23-CV-00692 (W.D.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett v. EPA decision redefining waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) to end a ten-year conflict between the U.S.

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The Energy Law Blog

MAY 22, 2023

The pursuit of alternative energy sources has become increasingly important in our quest for a sustainable future. Lithium, a key component in rechargeable batteries, has emerged as a vital element for powering electric vehicles and storing renewable energy.

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

On Friday, March 31, 2023, Representative Larry Bagley of Louisiana’s District 7 proposed amendments to Louisiana Revised Statutes § 30:10. The bill, HB 590 , extends a prior substantive change in the law that was affected by the 2012 amendments to La.

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E2 Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2022

In a much anticipated and closely watched case, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP , led by Boston office attorneys John F. Jay) Farraher, Jr. , David C. Fixler , and John J. Griffin, Jr. with assistance from Courtney R.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

On January 25, 2021, the United States Supreme Court dismissed, as “improvidently granted,” a writ of certiorari it had previously granted on a petition asking it to consider “[w]hether a provision in an arbitration agreement that exempts certain claims from arbitration negates an otherwise clear and unmistakable delegation of questions of arbitrability (..)

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CEQA Developments

MARCH 9, 2022

Because the Natural Resources Agency adopted revised criteria for evaluating traffic impacts that substituted vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the old level of service (LOS) metric, and OSENA only challenged the EIR’s LOS evaluation (even though the EIR ALSO included a VMT analysis), the claim was not cognizable.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

On January 25, 2021, the United States Supreme Court dismissed, as “improvidently granted,” a writ of certiorari it had previously granted on a petition asking it to consider “[w]hether a provision in an arbitration agreement that exempts certain claims from arbitration negates an otherwise clear and unmistakable delegation of questions of arbitrability (..)

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2021

QEP Energy Company , the Western District of Louisiana rejected, for the second time in this case, Plaintiffs’ claims seeking a disgorgement of QEP’s profits.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This blog post is the first in a series of blog posts that will discuss some of the nuances of Louisiana property law relating to solar leasing.

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The Energy Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2021

QEP Energy Company , the Western District of Louisiana rejected, for the second time in this case, Plaintiffs’ claims seeking a disgorgement of QEP’s profits.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This blog post is the first in a series of blog posts that will discuss some of the nuances of Louisiana property law relating to solar leasing.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Natural Resources Law. Real Estate Law. Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy). Litigation - Securities. Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants. Mergers & Acquisitions Law. Patent Law. Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law. Public Finance Law. Securities/Capital Markets Law. Securities Regulation.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Game and Fish and Boat Commissions and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources highlighted the importance of hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation activities and the need to invest in green infrastructure and clean water. Click Here for a copy of his written testimony.

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CEQA Developments

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Those exemptions apply, respectively, to regulatory agency actions to “assure the maintenance, restoration or enhancement of a natural resource” (CEQA Guidelines, §15307) or “of the environment” or for the “protection of the environment” (§15308) “where the regulatory process involves procedures for the protection of the environment.” ( Ibid. )

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Circle of Blue

MAY 31, 2023

The Supreme Court ripped the heart out of the law we depend on to protect American waters and wetlands.” — Manish Bapna, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in a statement. Supreme Court narrowed Clean Water Act protections for wetlands that aren’t directly connected to “lakes, oceans, streams, and rivers.” “The

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 14, 2022

Instead it begins with this: A brief on how adept engineering for dams and aqueducts, government subsidy, technological development for pumps and water recycling, surpassing marketing, and an advantageous assemblage of natural resources – sun, warmth, blue sky, and open spaces – produced one of the greatest desert civilizations in human history. .

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The Energy Law Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

These debt instruments typically are issued as promissory notes to the note purchasers, with a security agreement, mortgage (if real estate is involved), and a Uniform Commercial Code filing (if personal property is taken as collateral).

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