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National Environmental Policy Act Regulations: Phase 2 – What Else Has Changed?

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This is the fifth in a series of six eAlerts on the Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024 (Final Rule) by the Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ). The Final Rule...more

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Boston Initiatives Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The City of Boston is advancing three companion regulatory efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for medium-sized and large buildings. As addressed in our 2021 advisory, the Boston Emissions Reduction and Disclosure...more

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French Regulations Foster a More Climate-Compatible Building Industry

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As of January 1, 2022, new French environmental regulations ("RE2020") are coming into force, replacing the former thermic regulations ("RT 2012"). RE2020 creates new rules for the energy, environmental, and health...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up - January 2022 #3

Habitat for Humanity builds the nation’s first 3D-printed house, the White House announces infrastructure spending plans for 2022, commercial real estate firms are left to determine their vaccination mandates, and more....more

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The role of planning in the fight against climate change

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Planning legislation has been framed over many years to grapple with climate change and there is no doubt that there is real impetus at all levels of development to ensure that climate targets are met. In this blog we discuss...more

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Public Works Construction Projects Set to Increase if Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 Becomes Law

While its ultimate passage remains unclear, on August 10, 2021, the United States Senate approved passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684) (“the Act”). ...more

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NYC Climate Mobilization Act – Relief in Sight?

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Local Law 97 of New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act (the “Act”) is the City’s aggressive greenhouse gas emission reduction plan for buildings.  The City has published figures indicating that approximately 70% of...more

Cozen O'Connor

Climate Change – Real Estate Impact

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Perception becomes reality. Whether alarmist or denier, believer or skeptic, those responsible for making decisions in response to the perceived threat of climate change have taken the side of caution over indecision and...more

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Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets: Taskforce Releases Core Carbon Principles and Roadmap

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Over 1,000 firms have made either indicative or concrete pledges to align their greenhouse gas emissions with the Paris Agreement—which means reducing emissions to zero by 2050....more

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Corey Johnson’s Comprehensive Planning Proposal

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson recently issued a report titled “Planning Together: A New Comprehensive Planning Framework for New York City” and has introduced legislation in the City Council to implement its...more

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The Three Pillars of the Planning White Paper: Pillar Two - Planning for beautiful and sustainable places

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In this, the second bulletin in our series, we take a look at Pillar Two of the "Planning for the Future" White Paper – planning for beautiful and sustainable places. In this Pillar, the government sets out its vision for...more

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Reviving the economy. Building the future.

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Ahead of the planned July fiscal stimulus in which the Chancellor is set to announce some limited measures, BCLP has summarised predictions for energy, environment & infrastructure. Infrastructure tonic – the UK needs to...more

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COVID-19 Relief: The Time is Now for a Federal Infrastructure Bill

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Although the federal government is pouring trillions of dollars into the U.S. economy through stimulus checks and various small business lending programs, these solutions provide only short-term relief and do not provide any...more

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Financial Liability & Legal Issues for Cities Related to Sea Level Rise

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Sea Level Rise is a critical issue facing public agencies and property owners throughout the U.S.  In California alone, this phenomenon could impact thousands of residences and businesses, dozens of wastewater treatment...more

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P3s to Combat Climate Change

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We recently wrote an op-ed about the role that P3s can play in mitigating the effects of climate change.  In that piece, we explained that an availability-risk model could be used to offload many of the risks associated with...more

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2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 1, "Stream of Consciousness" Edition

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Welcome back to the Environmental Legislative Updates for the 2020 Connecticut General Assembly’s “short session.” Since all is well with the Rule of Law in general, let’s see what new Rules and Laws our legislators have in...more

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PublicCEO: BB&K Municipal Law Team Discusses New Public Agency Laws - Part 2

Land Use, Telecommunications, Environmental and More - As noted in Part I of this two-part series, California lawmakers passed a number of new laws last year that greatly impact how public agencies serve their...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Changing Climate, Changing Laws: Addressing CEQA’s New Wildfire Risk Requirements in Project Development

Wildfires pose an increasingly serious threat to the public and environment in California. So it should be no surprise that the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) amended Appendix G of California Environmental...more

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The Real Developer Impact of Rising Sea Levels

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Damage to coastal property and infrastructure from rising sea levels and increased storm surge is a threat that South Florida knows too well. According to a major new report released on June 24, 2014 by a coalition of senior...more

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