On July 1, 2020, the Board of Zoning Adjustment (Board) reversed a
decision by the Zoning Administrator (ZA) allowing the by-right conversion of
an existing dwelling unit into an eight-unit apartment house in the RA-1 zone.
The crux of
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To resolve Utah's Building Code Identity Crisis, Listen to Mom
Better air quality or slower adoption of building codes? Like a rebellious teenager, Utah is having an identity crisis over building codes. The answer, of course, is to listen to mom.
According to Ingrid Griffee, executive director of Utah Moms
Stay-ing Alive: Staying Clean Power Plan compliance may derail it permanently
There is chatter that the Clean Power Plan Final Rule will be released in early August, but also a strong effort to delay implementation until the various legal challenges are resolved. The stay could be imposed either judicially or legislatively.
Taking A Cue From The LGBT Community, EPA Needs To Focus On Creating A Receptive Audience For Its Clean Power Plan
Both Michigan v. EPA and Obergefell v. Hodges demonstrate a key learning about governance in America—context matters as much as, or perhaps more, than legal authority.
In 1998, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to regulate mercury emissions. EPA apparently
In Suing Commonwealth of PA, Clean Air Council Takes A Stand For Up-To-Date Building Codes
There is a war on building codes across the United States, and Pennsylvania is ground zero.
After years of regular building code updates, a law was passed in 2011 (Act 1) at the urging of the Pennsylvania Builders Association to
Extreme Makeover: EPA Edition
The Home and Garden Channel (HGTV) is the top rated cable network on the weekends. At the end of every remodeling show on HGTV is the big reveal, dramatic “before and after” footage of the transformation of the kitchen or bedroom.
Blue vs. Grey Over Green in Murray v. EPA; Cross-Border Rule Goes Ahead
Happy Monday!
As I posted earlier, in Murray, et al v. EPA , plaintiff Murray Energy Corporation seeks to enjoin EPA’s Clean Power Plan rule even before it has been issued as a Final Rule. The Clean Power Plan proposes
DOE Issues Final Rule on Federal Green Building Standards
The Federal government has long been a leader in constructing green buildings, and LEED has been the Federal standard of choice. The Department of Energy issued a final rule updating its recommended certification standards and levels for all Federal buildings
Can Utility Energy Efficiency Programs Make "MPGs" for Homes Mainstream?
I was at a presentation by the Department of Energy on Wednesday (hosted by the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships) where they reviewed the status of their Home Energy Score program. Like the fuel economy stickers on cars, these systems aim
Learning from Advocacy for Energy Efficient Building Codes
As the reaction to EPA’s Clean Carbon Plan has demonstrated in living color, environmental regulation is tough in the United States in 2014. For many years, there has been many efforts to use innovative tools to promote adoption and enforcement