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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

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I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. yes, this blog will continue).

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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. Today, we are particularly cognizant of the fast evolving and changing dynamic between legal and technological factors that drive companies’ decision making processes.

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There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery

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Ignorance is not a defense. There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery and human trafficing. Yet today there are more than 40 million people in modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery exists in every industry, in every country in the world.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Journal of Legal. Partnering on defense contracts. An analysis of the Maryland Department. Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration. Anderson, L., & Polkinghorn, B. Efficacy of Partnering on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Project: Empirical Evidence of Collaborative Problem-Solving Benefits.

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When Trees Sue for their Own Environmental Preservation

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And we are now seeing that legal doctrine legislatively implemented such that Mother Nature is now a proper person to pursue adjudication. This may be the first time in America that an ecosystem has been given the legal status of a “person.”.

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COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

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NBAF Bio-Defense Lab Moves Forward In Manhattan, KS. In Kansas, state leaders are celebrating recent progress in the region’s largest biotech project: the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), in Manhattan, KS. Rendering of the National Bio- and Agro- Defense Facility in Kansas. Maryland Gov.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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3 Texas all exceeded 75 on the Index, followed by Maryland, Delaware, DC, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia. defense department, with an additional $500 million in state and private investment. This year’s winners for Achievement in Targeted Incentives are: Maryland Dept. Andrew Cuomo. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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