Topic
Permitting
136 published works
Renewable + Law
Governor Schwarzenegger Strikes Again: 33% RPS by 2020 and Streamlined Renewable Energy Permitting in California
Governor Schwarzenegger’s been keeping busy on California’s big-ticket environmental issues. Yesterday the Governor’s office issued Executive Order S-14-08, with the laudable goal of accelerating the development of renewable energy resources .…
Renewable + Law
Comments on 500+ Page MMS Rule Due September 8
On July 9, 2008, the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) issued proposed regulations for granting leases, easements and rights of way for alternative energy project activities and…
RedevelopNJ
Legislators Review Permit Extension Bill
By Ted Zangari
by Brianne Harrison of GlobeSt.com TRENTON, NJ-The Smart Growth Coalition, a group of developers and business leaders who have drafted a collection of bills aimed at promoting smart growth in…
inversecondemnation.com
Kauai Springs Zoning Permit Appeal
Today we filed the Opening Brief in Kauai Springs' appeal from the January 2007 decision by the Kauai Planning Commission to deny three zoning permits to the small, Kauai-family-owned water…
inversecondemnation.com
2007 in Review: Private Agreements and Public Process
These seemingly unrelated court decisions were tied together with a common thread: private agreements for the most part are not substitutes for public processes, whether it is eminent domain, rezoning,…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Applicant’s Project Purpose as a Limit on Available Alternatives
Many of us are familiar with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers coy approach to defining practicable alternatives, both for the purposes of NEPA and for purposes of the dredge…