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Protecting the Lesser Prairie-Chicken on Private Land in a Shifting Regulatory Environment

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As they do every year, male lesser prairie-chickens gathered this Spring on the 48,000-acre Gardiner Angus Ranch in Ashland, Kansas for their ritual mating dance to attract females. The Gardiner Ranch has some of the best...more

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Regulatory Change to Ease Endangered Species Act Restrictions

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On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rulemaking to rescind the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act regulations. The change is being made to...more

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Ohio provides real property tax benefits for property used for commercial agriculture or conservation purposes through the CAUV...

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Ohio reappraises and updates real property valuations every three years, and that means higher taxes. For tax year 2024, reappraisals and updates included counties such as Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Stark, Allen, and Sandusky....more

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Makes Clear in ‘Town versus Gown’ Controversy that “Public Dedication Doctrine Is Not Intended to...

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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

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Court Rejects Use of Eminent Domain for Recreational Trail

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There has been a major development in the ongoing legal fight over the ability of the Mill Creek Metropolitan Park District in Mahoning County to condemn private property for its bikeway project. ...more

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Mass. High Court: Three-Year Clock for Wetlands Protection Act Enforcement Actions Re-Starts With Every Sale of Property

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently handed a victory to a conservation commission seeking to impose an enforcement order on a property owner who bought land containing unauthorized fill placed there by a...more

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Court Rules SARA Emergency Orders are Valid and Compensation May Be Available

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In a recent ruling, the Federal Court of Canada (Court) confirmed the validity of an emergency order that impacts a private housing development in the suburbs of Montréal and the constitutional validity of the provision of...more

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Fifth Circuit Issues Important Conservation Easement Decision

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Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an important conservation easement decision reversing the decision of the Tax Court and remanding the case to decide certain issues. The conservation...more

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2015 Summary of Key Maine Environmental Legislation

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The Pierce Atwood Environmental and Land Use Practice Group is pleased to provide the 2015 Summary of Key Maine Environmental Legislation enacted or carried over in the First Regular Session of Maine's 127th Legislature...more

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