MDEQ Proposes to Revise VOC Rules
S. Lee Johnson of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has proposed to revise volatile organic compound (VOC) emi.
The Changing Role Of Environmental Law In Projects Worldwide*
Frederick R. Anderson of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Environmental laws have, since their inception, required tens of billions of dollars of private and public investme.
Project XL for Communities
Matthew W. Ward of Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP
Local government officials are responsible for complying with complex federal environmental regulatory .
Selecting and Working with Environmental Consultants
Thomas M. Skove of Roetzel & Andress
Your client is a manufacturer who has long outgrown its original four-story brick building that is now surrounded by a residential neighborhood. A nearby expressway and an exit and entrance ramp make the property attractive to a local real estate developer. After learning about the Governor?s State of the Union message targeting "brownfields" for redevelopment funds, your client calls you. They want you to find a good environmental consultant to help them work with the developer.
Environmentally Preferable Products and Services
Gerald H. Yamada of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
President Clinton issued Executive Order ("EO") 13101 entitled "Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, .
Entangled or Entangled?
Christopher R. Cheleden of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
As the strong real estate market continues, many developers and investors are reevaluating projects that, although they may have received previous government land-use approvals or "entitlements," remain only partially built-out or undeveloped. Generally, properties with existing entitlements are thought to carry less risk than unentitled land and, as a result, sellers expect a premium price. While this general assumption often holds true, many projects, unfortunately, have their own unique skeletons in the closet.
IRRC Approves Regulations
Robert W. Thomson of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
At its November 4, 1999 meeting, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved proposed regulations from th.
Selection And Effective Use Of Environmental Consultants- Part I
Lee A. Chilcote of Arter & Hadden LLP
This article is the first article in a series of three that discusses the basic considerations in preparing (or issuing) a request for qualifications and/or a request for proposal to an environmental consultant.
Community Environmental Projects
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Effective September 18, 1999, DEP revised its technical guidance document entitled "Policy for the Acceptance of C.
Major California Legislation Enacted in 1997 Relating to California Environmental Quality Act
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Legislation of Interest-CEQA Exemptions Assembly Bill 175 (Ch. 415) en.
Bush Administration Environmental Policy: 18 Months Later
James L. Huffman* of The Federalist Society
There is now a resurfacing debate over the Bush Administration's approach to environmental and natural resource issues.
Environmental Justice: Recent Federal and State Developments
Saul Ewing LLP
Will additional facility expansions or brownfields developments be delayed, or environmental permits adversely affe.
Special Report: "Reeingineering" Tennessee's Environmental Regulatory ProgramsÃÂThe Future is Now
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP
As Governor Don Sundquist's Administration transitions toward a second four-year term, the Tennessee Department of .
Summary of The National Environmental Policy Act
Environmental Protection Agency
This publication provides an overview of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
RE: Action Alert, U.S. EPA Guidance, Challenges to Permits
Dykema Gossett PLLC
U.S. EPA recently took an action which could significantly impact environmental permits under federal laws even tho.