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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

Green Building Law Update

actually 3 separate bills) expressly permitting PFAS (. The Department of Defense has identified 15 bases in Maryland “known to have releases of PFAS.” At worst, Maryland could have been criticized along with the Federal government and other states, for failing to regulate PFAS as a hazardous substance. It passed legislation (.

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Defense Authorization Act Lifts Ban on LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S. So, it is very good news for the U.S.

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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. The new “Department of Defense Sustainable Building Policy” supersedes the October 25, 2010 policy that authorized only LEED.

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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

This decision impacts on landowners in widely utilized state Brownfields programs, including those who enter the program in advance to purchasing a contaminated property as a defense to being a PRP.

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Administration, California Agree to Build 4.6 GW of Pacific Offshore Wind

ENR Construction

Defense Dept., long a project opponent, will allow leases in two areas, while state vows $20M to expedite permits, port work and floating turbine platform approvals; at least 380 turbines are envisioned.

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Administration, Calif. Agree to Build 4.6 GW of Pacific Offshore Wind

ENR Construction

Defense Dept., long a project opponent, will allow leases in two areas, while state vows $20M to expedite permits, port work and floating turbine platform approvals; at least 380 turbines are envisioned.

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Administration, Calif., Agree to Push 4.6 GW of Pacific Offshore Wind

ENR Construction

Defense Dept., long a project opponent, will allow leases in two areas, while state vows $20M to expedite permits, port work and floating turbine platform approvals.

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