Ending four years of litigation in consolidated cases filed by the Nahant Preservation Trust, Inc. (“Nahant”) and Northeastern University (“Northeastern” or “the University”), the Massachusetts Appeals Court determined that...more
The regulation aims to restore 20% of the EU’s land and sea by 2030 and provide a launchpad for achieving long-term nature-related goals through 2050....more
The U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) released a final rule that will protect millions of acres of Alaskan wildness from the development of oil, gas and minerals. Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which...more
El Senado de Colombia aprobó en primer debate el 5 de marzo de 2024, el Proyecto de Ley No. 038 de 2023, "Por medio de la cual se declara al río Magdalena, su cuenca, afluentes y desembocadura, como sujeto de derechos y se...more
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper executed February 12th Executive Order (“EO”) that is titled: An Order to Protect and Restore North Carolina’s Critical Natural and Working Lands See Executive Order No. 305....more
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Min Ambiente) de Colombia expidió el Decreto 044 del 30 de enero de 2024, mediante el cual estableció los criterios bajo los cuales, la autoridad ambiental podrá declarar...more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) recently issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPR) seeking written input on the development of updated Freshwater Mapping and Classification...more
Con la reciente expedición del Decreto 1998 el 21 de noviembre de 2023, reglamentario del Artículo 224 de la Ley 2294 de 2023 (Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2022-2026), el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de...more
Over a year ago, a Massachusetts Superior Court Judge ordered the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund to comply with an order by the Nantucket Conservation Commission by removing the “soft” coastal bank stabilization project...more
La Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales declaró trece nuevas Áreas Naturales Protegidas a lo largo de cinco Estados de la República. Lo anterior promoverá la conservación ambiental de dichas Áreas, y a su vez...more
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MinAmbiente) el 15 de julio de 2023, publicó un borrador de decreto para comentarios en el cual se pretende reglamentar la declaratoria y delimitación de las reservas...more
California courts have long recognized the state’s duty to protect its tidelands, navigable waterways, and submerged lands (i.e., the land below the high tideline) under the common law public trust doctrine. However,...more
On February 10, 2023, the Public Land Preservation Act (PLPA), Chapter 274 of the Acts of 2022, (M.G.L. Ch. 3 §5A), went into effect. It both codifies existing practices and creates new obligations that public entities in the...more
Mediante la Resolución No. 0136 del 17 de febrero de 2023, el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MADS) de Colombia amplió el área del Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, a través de la inclusión...more
By May 22, 2024, Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs (“EEA”) must promulgate regulations under the new Public Land Preservation Act (“PLPA”), M.G.L. c. 3, § 5A (a) and (b), created by Chapter 274 of...more
Yesterday the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund announced it would comply with a Nantucket Conservation Commission enforcement order and remove a ”soft” coastal bank stabilization project it had constructed on the eastern bluff...more
New Government in 2023- On October 30, 2022, former president Luis Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) was elected as Brazil’s next president. Despite receiving the largest number of votes ever for any candidate in Brazil’s...more
On March 30, 2022, the First District Court of Appeal published its opinion in Save the Hill Group v. City of Livermore (2022) 76 Cal.App.5th 1092, invalidating an Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) for the Garaventa Hills...more
This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses whether the principles of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) apply to the accrual of federal civil rights claims against a university and considers the Department of Interior’s...more
Before adjudication, a court must determine whether a plaintiff has standing. Standing means that the party has a right to access the courts for a particular dispute. A petitioner bears the burden to show an actual injury and...more
CITY HALL - Budget Negotiations Between Mayor Kenney and City Council Continue - City Council and Mayor Kenney are still working towards reaching a consensus around tax policy and key city investments. Changes to the wage...more
President Biden identified his goal "of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030" (the 30x30 goal) in Section 216 of Executive Order No. 14008, "Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad" (EO 14008)...more
Recent legislation and just proposed regulatory amendments present a new opportunity, but also potential concerns, for implementing climate change resiliency measures on properties subject to Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay...more
Billions for national parks as historic bill becomes law - Bullet The Mercury News – August 4 - President Donald Trump this Tuesday signed into law the “Great American Outdoors Act,” which will provide $9.5 billion over...more
The US’s most important conservation program is about to get the assured funding that its creators envisioned 55 years ago. The US House of Representatives voted 310-107 on July 22nd to approve the Great American Outdoors...more