Green Building Law Update

MAY 30, 2021

While the idea of ESG began in 2004 with a United Nations initiative to influence capital in non Western markets, in 2021 the legal and political institutions in the United States and the EU are demanding those ideas be implementing with due haste. If each country (. If each country (.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

And we wrote in a blog post in 2019 about a claim some 3,000 miles away on the opposite coast in Maryland, Net Zero Lawsuit filed Against Home Builder. Today, we are particularly cognizant of the fast evolving and changing dynamic between legal and technological factors that drive companies’ decision making processes.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 25, 2021

Some believe this tying the consideration to “current” standards, as opposed to the regulator determination at the time the tank was closed, creates a Faustian bargain for the environmental professional, and will greatly limit the supremely valuable designation of HRECS. This new text only exacerbates a prior bad word choice. of this report.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 31, 2021

Additionally, there are a limited number of places where PFAS is regulated as state hazardous substance, like Michigan where should likely be included in a Phase I. And there is at least one place where there appears to be a complete disconnect, as I described last year in a post, Maryland the First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Do you believe there will be mandatory ESG disclosures and more ESG regulation within the next 12 months?

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

As noted in the proposal itself, the regulation builds on the SEC’s previous rules and guidance on climate related disclosures, which date back to the 1970s. The resultant regulation will change the way business and the economy function. This proposed rule may well alter the trajectory of the U.S. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 30, 2022

In the most compelling response, 86% believe there will be mandatory ESG disclosures and more ESG regulation within the next 12 months. Particularly forward thinking and looking for certainty, 62% favor mandatory ESG disclosures and more ESG regulation within the next 12 months. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. ESG remains at the top of the agenda for an array of interested parties, from shareholders and suppliers to regulators, customers and employees.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 13, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposed rule to restore criminal penalties for accidental killing of migratory birds, revoking the January 7, 2021, final regulation that limited the enforcement of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Last week, the U.S. paraphrasing Harper Lee. That has been the letter of the law for the past century.”.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 5, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. Potable water use reduction may be the most important ESG factor.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 2, 2022

Still with almost no regulation, funds that elect to focus on companies’ ESG practices may have broad discretion in how they apply ESG factors to their investments. The Department of Labor published a proposed rule in November removing barriers to the use of ESG factors, which regulation will be final in 2022.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 28, 2015

Governments from Maryland to Colorado now regularly take the position that collecting precipitation is not legal, as a diversion of rainwater before it enters a water course. Maryland has the most stringent storm water (i.e., rain) regulation in the nation and even taxes the rain (by square foot). ” McNaughton v.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 28, 2015

Governments from Maryland to Colorado now regularly take the position that collecting precipitation is not legal, as a diversion of rainwater before it enters a water course. Maryland has the most stringent storm water (i.e., rain) regulation in the nation and even taxes the rain (by square foot). ” McNaughton v.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 10, 2019

Modern appreciation of the perils of lead resulted in the federal government banning the use of lead based paint in dwellings in 1978, as well as federal, state and local laws, including federal regulations that have at least since 1994 mandated certain disclosures in real estate transactions. More than three quarters of the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Some of what we will write about does not exist, from proposed state statutes to promised federal regulation, and more. Gleaning the Direction of ESG Regulation. In 2022 this blog will continue providing strategic intelligence on ESG law, including critical insights into sustainability for the business community, NOT just for lawyers.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 5, 2020

And we are now seeing that legal doctrine legislatively implemented such that Mother Nature is now a proper person to pursue adjudication. This may be the first time in America that an ecosystem has been given the legal status of a “person.”.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that through green building practices, like the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

while obviously not in the same order of magnitude as the penalty of death imposed by the Code of Hammurabi for failure to construct a building properly) raises very real issues including how efficacious a sustainable project will be toward saving the planet when the owner is only seeking to avoid legal jeopardy. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

I am pleased to be speaking on “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” at the Maryland State Bar Association 2021 Legal Excellence Week, Corporate Council Institute on November 16, 2021. You can register to attend in person or online. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a regulation to finally resolve and codify the legal principal that an incidental bird take resulting from an otherwise lawful activity, for example a sparrows flies into a solar panel, is not prohibited under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Three weeks ago the U.S. The decision has been appealed.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

while obviously not in the same order of magnitude as the penalty of death imposed by the Code of Hammurabi for failure to construct a building properly) raises very real issues including how efficacious a sustainable project will be toward saving the planet when the owner is only seeking to avoid legal jeopardy. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

Journal of Legal. Federal acquisition regulation. An analysis of the Maryland Department. Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration. Anderson, L., & Polkinghorn, B. Efficacy of Partnering on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Project: Empirical Evidence of Collaborative Problem-Solving Benefits.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 24, 2019

This new pilot credit also leaves in place the 2016 pilot credit MRpc102 Legal Wood, that despite all the discussion has not been a market mover. Certified by a third-party legality verification program (see Annex 3). Documentary proof that the products are backed by a FLEGT license accepted under the European Union Timber Regulation.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 18, 2021

Moreover, while there is today no federal PFAS regulation, this is in advance of any rulemaking by the federal government, something the new Biden Administration has promised. However, many legal commentators observing that President Biden having represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S. With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. To receive abatement for any or all of these taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

FOREIGN TRADE ZONES (FTZs): Secured areas legally outside of U.S. The incentive is eligible to digital interactive media productions in Louisiana, excluding largely static Internet sites and products regulated under the Louisiana Game Control Law. There are no minimum investment requirements and no cap on costs.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 9, 2020

Montgomery County, Maryland is on the cusp of being the first to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code. The proposed Executive Regulation 12-20 appeared in the Montgomery County Register on August 1. A public hearing will be held on proposed regulation on September 3.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 28, 2019

This case is instructive beyond Maryland’s borders because it involves the intersection of states’ efforts to promote solar energy generation as part of its renewable energy policies, and county governments’ local planning and zoning prerogatives. This appeal to Maryland’s highest court followed. Perennial Solar, 239 Md.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association Environmental & Energy Section on December 14, 2021 at noon. Registration will be open to all; not just lawyers.

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