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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

Green Building Law Update

actually 3 separate bills) expressly permitting PFAS (. Then on February 20, 2020, the EPA issued preliminary determinations to regulate PFOA and PFAS in drinking water and also issued a supplemental proposal regulating new uses of PFAS as requiring review under TSCA. It passed legislation (. perfluoroalkyl chemicals)?!

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When Trees Sue for their Own Environmental Preservation

Green Building Law Update

And significantly there is no defense for an issued permit or claim of preemption by other state or federal laws. Spurred by Toledo, it is possible Florida and New Hampshire will each give standing to nature, from the spotted owl to the polar bear, in 2020.

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Federal Construction Contractors Are Faced with the Double Whammy of the Pandemic and Price Escalation: What Can Be Done?

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, various lockdowns were ordered and Americans learned a new term—“social distancing.” In other words, this law permits the granting of equitable relief when there is not a basis to grant relief under the terms of the contract. 52.242-15, Stop Work Order.

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Test the Bounds of Job Order Contracting?

Job Order Contracting

B291940 (October 26, 2020), 2nd District Court of Appeal, involved a JOC contract, a JOC contractor who charged rates higher than those specified in the unit price book, and the JOC contractor’s defenses against claims by the public entity that it had overcharged for its work. The next case, Los Angeles Unified School District v.

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Herbert’s economic development effort has been built around six strategically targeted growth clusters, including aerospace/defense, life sciences, IT/software, energy, finance and outdoor products/recreation. A focus of his effort has been to expedite the federal permitting process for energy development on public land.

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Home Building by the Numbers

Pro Builder

At the outset of 2020, Emma Shinn felt confident that home builders were poised to have a “super” year. Hindsight was never more valuable than after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, and the economy went topsy-turvy. John Caulfield, Contributing Editor.

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Arbitration Update – The 2021 ICDR Arbitration Rules: A Welcome Update for International Construction Arbitration

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18 While the former ICDR consolidation provisions have largely remained intact, Article 9 now permits the case administrator to appoint a consolidation arbitrator – a sole arbitrator with the authority to consolidate two or more proceedings – on the sole arbitrator’s own initiative. 4 2021 ICDR Rules, pp 5–6. 6 2021 ICDR Rules, p 5.