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NextDecade Advances Contested Rio Grande LNG Despite Legal Hurdles

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billion venture in the US liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. Located in Brownsville, Texas, this large-scale facility aims to establish a powerful presence in the global LNG market, contributing to US energy exports and local economic growth. The Rio Grande LNG project, led by NextDecade, is an ambitious $18.4

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Cannabis Retail Construction: How to Navigate the Green Rush

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Between 2018 and 2022, Englewood’s national construction work in the cannabis retail industry grew by 100% and we expect that trajectory to continue as more states legalize recreational marijuana use and cannabis firms expand into new markets. That has been true.

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Chevron ruling adds new wrinkle to US cybersecurity efforts

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The Supreme Court decision could have major ramifications for federal agencies that rely on old laws to tackle digital-era policy challenges, legal analysts said.

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Did You Miss Greenbuild?

Green Building Law Update

Over the past year, I've been lucky enough to get to know Jeremy Sigmon at the US Green Building Council. I will also be participating in an upcoming green building legal webinar with the ABA Fidelity and Surety Law Committee. Jeremy works to educate the public and government officials about building codes.

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Commercial Construction Industry Trends: The “Highs” and “Lows” that Shaped 2019

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And with recreational marijuana now legal in 11 states and Washington D.C. – and more states set to vote on legalization in 2020 – we see the cannabis space as a quickly growing CRE niche that is poised to be the next big wave of boutique retail expansion nationally. High – CRE Cross Pollinates.

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Buying a LEED Certified Building Is Easy But.

Green Building Law Update

Despite that a frog told us all in a song lyric, “it’s not easy bein’ green,” it is easy to buy a green building, but. LEED gave us the technologies and methodologies revolutionizing the way we construct and occupy buildings. And there are many good reasons for purchasing a green building that is LEED Certified.

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

Today, we are particularly cognizant of the fast evolving and changing dynamic between legal and technological factors that drive companies’ decision making processes. And it is not lost on us that calculating net zero emissions is ill defined, unregulated and complex.

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