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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

Green Building Law Update

Prior to the just concluded session of the Maryland legislature, the State’s laws and regulations were silent with regard to PFAS chemicals including PFOA. At worst, Maryland could have been criticized along with the Federal government and other states, for failing to regulate PFAS as a hazardous substance.

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An SBA Public Service Announcement: If You See Something, Say Something

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

filed a protest with the contracting officer asserting that Sanford was not a small business because it received significant contract awards between 2019 and 2023, which, when averaged, exceeded the procurement’s applicable size standard. The non-awardee, Caldaia Controls, Inc., Put simply, if you see something, say something.

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I Just Read my 1000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year

Green Building Law Update

For those concerned about the state of the environmental industrial complex during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, I can report that last Friday I reviewed my 1,000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this year. Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S.

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Eberspaecher Invests $122 Million, Creates 545 Jobs In Michigan

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Eberspaecher, a developer and manufacturer of exhaust system technology, announced a significant expansion in Michigan beginning in late 2014 extending through 2019. Advanced technology and a strong portfolio of clean, robust exhaust systems enables Eberspaecher to help OEMs meet stringent CAFE regulations and reduce vehicle emissions.

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

And we wrote in a blog post in 2019 about a claim some 3,000 miles away on the opposite coast in Maryland, Net Zero Lawsuit filed Against Home Builder. Done correctly our work for a client is also a defense of capitalism by limiting the need for future government regulation.

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When Trees Sue for their Own Environmental Preservation

Green Building Law Update

In 2019, Toledo residents voted to approve the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, within the City’s charter “which include the rights of Lake Erie and its watershed to exist, flourish, and naturally evolve.”. And significantly there is no defense for an issued permit or claim of preemption by other state or federal laws.

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Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca rushes its blood cancer drug Calquence into coronavirus trials ‘after it showed benefit for patients in intensive care’

Construction Test

By suppressing the exaggerated defense mechanism, it may prevent the virus from damaging the lungs. . The disease that the virus causes has been named COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019. ’ Mr Basegla said that AstraZeneca received early data about coronavirus patients recovering after taking the drugs last week.

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