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Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 1.21.25

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Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Tuesday safeguarding victims of the Los Angeles-area fires from predatory real estate investors. The executive order is designed to protect residents in fire-ravaged zip codes...more

Cozen O'Connor

Housing Energy Efficiency Standards Face GOP Challenge

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A coalition of 15 Republican AGs, joined by the National Association of Home Builders, has filed a lawsuit challenging new minimum energy standards for federally funded housing issued by the Department of Housing and Urban...more

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog

Defining Environmental Justice

Consider these three statements: I experience odor or discoloration in my tap water, English is not the primary language spoken in my home, and I live near industrial activity....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Factoring Environmental Justice Into Investment Plans to Control Costs, Time and Potential Liability

“Environmental Justice” is an effort intended to address the disproportionate adverse impacts of pollution on disadvantaged communities, primarily comprised of minorities and lower-income people. The movement is gaining media...more

Holland & Knight LLP

SB 7 Creates Expedited CEQA Litigation Schedule for Qualifying Projects

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Signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on May 20, 2021, and taking immediate effect as an "urgency statute," Senate Bill (SB) 7 revives and expands the previously enacted Environmental Leadership Development Project...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HUD Notice Has Potential To Encourage Broad PHA Renewable Energy Rollout

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In an effort to support President Obama's July 2013 Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued Notice PIH-2014-18 (HA). The notice offers guidance on federal incentives for...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

New Standard for Environmental Assessments Gaining Traction

The American Society for Testing and Materials ("ASTM") standard for Environmental Assessments was revised in 2013 for the first time since 2005. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has now adopted the updated...more

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