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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Breaking the Cycle: Flooding, Infrastructure, and Climate Law in Practice

In this episode, AGG Real Estate of counsel Caroline Magee is joined by Emory Law professor and former Navy JAG officer, Mark Nevitt, for a thoughtful discussion on the legal and practical challenges of climate resilience in...more

Adams & Reese

[Webinar] Natural Disaster Preparedness - What Businesses Should Do Now to Prepare and Respond - May 24th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT

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Natural disasters and other crises seem to happen every day. In addition to hurricanes, we now deal with tornadoes, floods, and fires. Join the Adams and Reese Crisis Preparedness team for a webinar on Wednesday, March 24,...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: Sustainable Outlook: Managing Climate Risk Through Intelligent Engineering Controls and Infrastructure with Erin...

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Urban flooding is one of the most economically damaging impacts of climate change on metropolitan areas, and is only increasing in degree and frequency. On this episode of Sustainable Outlook, host Molly Barker is joined by...more

Cozen O'Connor

Hurricane Harvey Litigation Update: Conflicting Opinions Spur Trial on Damages and Appeal

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Litigation arising out of Hurricane Harvey (Harvey) has been ongoing since the first lawsuit was filed within days of Harvey making landfall on August 25, 2017, inundating Houston with an unprecedented amount of rainfall and...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

NYC CPC Certifies Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency Proposal for Public Review

On Oct. 19, 2020, the City Planning Commission certified for public review a proposed citywide text amendment known as Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency (ZCFR). The proposal seeks to update and make permanent those zoning...more

Nossaman LLP

Court Provides Further Clarification on Inverse Condemnation Liability

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We recently reported on the California Supreme Court’s decision in Oroville which provided a relaxed standard for public agencies facing inverse condemnation claims. Since that decision, a new unpublished Court of Appeal...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Louisiana Takes Adaptation Seriously — Evidence of a Tipping Point in Belief in Climate Change?

The public-private partnership Louisiana Strategies for Future Environments just released a report so stark in its conclusions that, were it not for all of the maps and figures its contains, one would have assumed that it had...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Saving the Basics: Municipal Infrastructure and Mitigation

...Federal, state and local governments spent $440 billion on transportation and water infrastructure in 2017, according to the Congressional Budget Office. In September 2018, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Natural Disaster Forces Critical Decisions For Municipalities And Residents

Last year, we wrote a post to mark the sixth anniversary of “Superstorm Sandy,” a Category 1 storm that made landfall in October 2012. We also shared a preview of this year’s series of posts on extreme weather, and its impact...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Our “Common Enemy”: Where to Turn After Flooding Or Water Damage

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While California continues to be ravaged by wildfires in recent weeks, Western Pennsylvania residents have been dealing with the opposite problem over the past year: intense rainfall and flooding. According to the National...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Court Will Not Enjoin Issuance of Land Use Permits Where None Yet Applied

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Any stock brokerage website will tell you that “past performance is not indicative of future results.” The same is true in the context of land use permitting, such that what a municipality “had done” cannot ripen a claim to...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Changing Times and Climate Change

As recently reported in The Washington Post and The New York Times, among other news outlets, the City of New York has sued the five (5) largest publicly traded oil companies for their contributions to climate change and the...more

Nossaman LLP

California Supreme Court Petitioned to Resolve Split in Authority Regarding Inverse Condemnation Liability in Sewage Backup Cases

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The City of Oroville (“City”) has petitioned the California Supreme Court for review of an unpublished Court of Appeal decision, City of Oroville v. Superior Court (2017) 2017 WL 2554447 (Third District), finding the City...more

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