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Clark Hill 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Key Real Estate Considerations for Data Center Development

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A rapidly growing area in the real estate industry is the development and operation of data centers. This growth market comes with its challenges for real estate developers and investors, and of course, the attorneys...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The State of California Water in 2025

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Stakeholders should stay informed as state and federal officials advance plans and policies for water conservation, water quality, and climate resilience in California....more

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EPA Announces Rollbacks on 31 Environmental Provisions

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The new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, announced March 12 the agency would be rolling back 31 key environmental provisions that regulate air pollution, water protections, and the energy...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Trump Administration Targets Appliance Efficiency Standards: Legal Battles Likely to Follow

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Nearly one month has passed since President Trump’s inauguration, and the new administration is beginning to execute its approach to water and energy efficiency standards for appliances and equipment. As was the case in 2016,...more

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PFAS/South Carolina General Assembly: Bill Prohibiting Discharge into Waterway/Drinking Water Supply Filed

H. 3116 was introduced on January 14th into the South Carolina General Assembly addressing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (collectively, “PFAS”). The Bill would require that the South Carolina Department of...more

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EPA Withdraws Proposed Rule to Implement Federal Water Quality Standards on Tribal Lands

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On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the withdrawal of a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) it had promulgated on May 5, 2023, which would have established federal Clean Water Act...more

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Lawsuit Challenges Water Rules Amid Housing Crisis

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Arizona’s housing shortage is among the most severe in the nation, with demand far outstripping supply and home prices skyrocketing in recent years. According to a lawsuit filed last week by the Goldwater Institute on behalf...more

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95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 84 Prohibits Buffalo River and Other Watersheds Permitting Moratoriums

Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Putting People Over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California

President Trump has directed the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the heads of other departments and agencies of the United States as necessary, to immediately restart the work from...more

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Incident Response Guide/Water and Wastewater Sector: Three Federal Agencies Issue Joint Publication

Three federal agencies have collectively developed a document titled:                Incident Response Guide - Water and Wastewater Sector (“Guide”)....more

Jenner & Block

Federal and State Efforts to Address Synthetic Microfiber Pollution from Textiles

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Microplastics, plastics less than 5 millimeters in length, are becoming a growing concern due to their ubiquity and persistence in the environment and potential effects on ecological and human health. A 2017 publication by...more

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How Construction Attorneys Can Help Entities Benefit From California’s Newly Adopted Potable Water Regulations

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Like much of the western and southwestern U.S., California has experienced drought conditions on and off for decades. Fortunately, the regulatory landscape is starting to catch up with water treatment technology, paving the...more

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Public Comments Invited for New Washington Dept. of Ecology Water Treatment Plant Permit

On March 20, 2024, the Washington Department of Ecology issued a draft Water Treatment Plant General Permit for public comment. Water treatment plants that engage in filter backwash activities and pollutant discharge must...more

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Incident Response Guide/Water and Wastewater Sector: FBI/EPA/CISA Announce Release

Three federal agencies announced the joint production and release of a document titled: Incident Response Guide – Water and Wastewater Sector (January 2024) (“Guide”)...more

Nossaman LLP

Toilet-to-Tap or the Future of California Water?

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If there is one truism in California water, it is that there is not enough of it. In part to try to help address that issue, on December 19, 2023, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted...more

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California Water Policy: What Happened in 2023 and Where Are We Going?

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The year started with a bang, with a lot of new Members of the Legislature, and more seasoned Members, invigorated and motivated to tackle some major water policy and funding issues for California. While some significant...more

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A new era of water reuse and reclamation: opportunities and challenges

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In the wake of recent extreme weather events and existing water stress caused by growing populations, climate change, competing demand across household, agricultural and industry sectors and ageing and inefficient water...more

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The Impact of Governor Newsom’s Proposed Budget on Water Projects

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On January 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his $297 billion budget proposal for 2023-2024, which includes a $22.5 billion budget deficit. Despite environmental/climate change programs facing $6 billion in cuts,...more

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California Adopts First-in-the-Nation Microplastics Reduction Strategy

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Last week, the Ocean Protection Council adopted California’s Statewide Microplastics Strategy. The strategy is the first of its kind in the nation, focusing on outlining steps to address microplastic pollution, an emerging...more

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EPA Announces Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 5 Final Rule Webinars

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two public meetings via webinar to cover a comprehensive overview of its most recent Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule ("UCMR"), UCMR 5. The two meetings will be...more

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EPA Issues Fall Regulatory Agenda Confirming Timelines in the PFAS Strategic Roadmap

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In the Fall Regulatory Agenda issued December 10, EPA confirmed its timetable for short-term objectives in its PFAS Strategic Roadmap. The deadlines in the semi-annual agenda include finalizing this month the requirement for...more

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The Rehabilitation of Water Infrastructure

A major focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is rehabilitation of water infrastructure, including ports, recreation and irrigation, but with a particular focus on drinking water. As with other parts of...more

Nossaman LLP

Executive Order on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure

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On October 13, 2020, President Trump issued the Executive Order (EO) on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure. The goal of the EO is to streamline the management of federal water policy and...more

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H2Ohio water quality plan unveiled

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On November 14, 2019, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine unveiled his long-awaited H2Ohio Water Quality Plan, a program aimed at reducing phosphorus runoff and harmful algal blooms, improving water infrastructure (including tackling...more

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Changes Ahead? How a Changing Regulatory Landscape Will Impact New Development and Infrastructure Projects in California

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Major new regulatory developments involving climate change create new risks for development projects and infrastructure - ..Recent CA Supreme Court decision? CEQAclarity ..CARB 2017 Scoping Plan targets development to...more

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