Environmental Law
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Environmental Law Articles
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Another Loss For Epa In The Court Room
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued an order in the case of Lianite Energy Council v. EPA, No. 98-1525 (D.C. Cir. Sept. 21, 1999) remanding EPA's new source performance standards for nitrogen oxide ...
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Appeal Confusion on Timing of Appeals fro Decisions of EPA Appeals Board Hearing Officers
Under federal regulations an initial decision made by an EPA environmental appeals board hearing officer can be reviewed and modified by the Environmental Appeals Board for a period of 45 days after it is served upon the parties. In a bizarre ...
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Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Major Air Permits in Genessee County
The Michigan Court of Appeals has temporarily lifted an order that prohibited the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Air Quality Division (AQD) from issuing permits to install for new major air pollution sources in Genessee County ...
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Appeals Court Ruling Challenges Federal Wetlands Authority
On December 23, 1997, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned the criminal convictions of Maryland developer, James J. Wilson, Interstate General Company and St. Charles Associates. United States ...
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Appellate Court Upholds Tulloch Decision
On June 19, 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a significant decision concerning the regulatory authority of the Corps under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, National Mining Ass'n v. U.S. Army Corps of ...
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Are Clearer Skies Ahead? New Source Review Reform in Tennessee
The Business Environmental Strategic Taskforce ("BEST") was established in the fall of 2003 at the request of Commissioner Betsy Child of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation ("TDEC"). It is composed of industry and environmental ...
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Beware: New Federal Brownfields Legislation is not a Panacea for Urban Blight?
Brownfields, those abandoned, polluted tracts of urban land have gotten a boost from recent federal legislation. While many states have had "brownfields initiatives" legislation designed to encourage redevelopment of brownfield properties for many ...
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Brownfields And The Redevelopment Of Contaminated Property
Contaminated industrial and commercial property, common in urban and suburban areas, have been underutilized due to the environmen-tal liability associated with these parcels. These properties typically blight the local landscape resulting in lost ...
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Brownfields, Environmental Justice, and Indian Lands:The Future of Real Estate Development in New Mexico
A look at the land development options in the Albuquerque metropolitan area illustrates that brownfields initiatives, the environmental justice movement, and leasing and development of Indian lands may become increasingly significant components of ...
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Brownfields Revitalization
The cleanup and revitalization of urban "brownfields" represents one of the most exciting, and most challenging, environmental and urban initiatives in the nation. Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and commercial properties ...
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