Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 27, 2020
In 2021 this blog will continue providing strategic intelligence on environmental law, including critical insights into sustainability and green building for the business community, not just for lawyers. In descending order these are the posts that had the most traffic: COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 31, 2021
As made clear by the January 14, 2021 EPA action, the response is “no” that the standard practice for environmental site assessments in the vast majority of places does not consider PFAS, however, Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of more than 4,000 man-made chemicals that include PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals.
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Levelset
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Environmental laws provide the backbone for permitting and reporting requirements on construction projects, while a wide variety of state and municipal laws impose even stricter rules. NPDES permits are issued by states that have obtained EPA approval to issue permits or by EPA Regions in states without such approval.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 11, 2020
Those lawsuits primarily assert that the extraction, production, sale, and promotion of fossil fuels constitute a public nuisance and give rise to product liability under state common law and state consumer protection statutes; the plaintiffs are seeking relief largely in the form of compensatory and punitive damages.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 7, 2020
Exceptions are made for certain limited uses of chlorpyrifos, allowing them to continue until June 30, 2021, and, with specified authorization from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, until December 31, 2021. The bill also establishes liability protections for MDE and the State.
Pro Builder
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
However, the 2015 revision unfortunately permitted differing sets of requirements for GFCI circuit breakers and for GFCI receptacles. In April of 2018, UL issued an effective date notice establishing May 5, 2021 for the new requirements. The STP later voted in favor of eliminating the circuit breaker exceptions. .
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 7, 2020
Exceptions are made for certain limited uses of chlorpyrifos, allowing them to continue until June 30, 2021, and, with specified authorization from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, until December 31, 2021. The bill also establishes liability protections for MDE and the State.
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