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EPA and Army Announce Intent to Revise “Water of the United States” Rule

Green Building Law Update

Last week the Environmental Protect Agency and Department of the Army announced the agencies’ intent to initiate new rulemaking that restores the Obama era waters of the United States rule that was in place pre-2015, and before the current Trump era rule. The Act also makes it illegal to dam navigable streams without a permit.

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Back to the Future with “Navigable Waters of the United States”

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Department of the Army finalized a rule adding an applicability date to the 2015 Rule (that never went into effect) defining “waters of the United States.”. United States , 547 U.S. There has been obfuscation of what “waters of the United States.” 715 (2006).

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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

Green Building Law Update

At worst, Maryland could have been criticized along with the Federal government and other states, for failing to regulate PFAS as a hazardous substance. But then, some days ago Maryland did what no other state (nor the Federal government) has done. actually 3 separate bills) expressly permitting PFAS (. It passed legislation (.

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November 2021 Records High Share of Single-Family Permits

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November 2021 Records High Share of Single-Family Permits. Year-to-date (YTD) single-family permits saw major gains over the first eleven months of 2021—here are the regions with the most growth. The number of single-family permits issued nationwide rose 15.9 The number of single-family permits issued nationwide rose 15.9

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Single-Family and Multifamily Permits on the Rise

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Single-Family and Multifamily Permits on the Rise. Despite supply shortages and high market demand in some regions of the United States, metropolitan areas like Houston, Texas and Newark, New Jersey are seeing a substantial increase in single-family and multi-family construction permits. Thu, 10/21/2021 - 09:51.

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Ninth Circuit Orders Enjoinment of Oil and Gas Line Construction Proceeding Under Nationwide Water Permit 12

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United States Army Corps of Eng’rs, No. Downs*, Law Clerk, Pepper Hamilton LLP Oil and gas pipeline construction may no longer proceed under Nationwide Water Permit 12 (“NWP 12”). Plains Res. 4:19-cv-00044-BMM, 2020 BL 35412 (9th Cir. May 14, 2020) By: Alexander P.

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Comment on the Permit to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines

Green Building Law Update

Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it is soliciting comments through November 12, 2013 on the issuance of a take permit “for recurring eagle mortalities” associated with the operation of the Shiloh IV wind turbine project in Solano County, California. To appreciate this take permit some content may be useful.

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