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In the latest episode of Digging Into Land Use Law, Nossaman’s Brian Ferrasci-O'Malley (that's me!) and John O’Meara explore the Department of the Interior’s proposed rule to change the way agencies evaluate injuries to natural resources at contaminated sites and how much restoration will cost. #DiggingIntoLandUseLaw

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In the latest episode of Digging Into Land Use Law, Nossaman’s Brian Ferrasci-O'Malley and John O'Meara explore the Department of the Interior’s proposed rule to change the way agencies evaluate injuries to natural resources at contaminated sites and how much restoration will cost. #DiggingIntoLandUseLaw

A Legal Analysis of BLM’s Public Lands Rule On April 18, 2024, the Bureau of Land Management issued a final rule that will guide future management of 245 million acres of public land, nearly 1/0th of the country’s land base. In the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Congress charged BLM with managing public lands for multiple uses and a sustained yield of natural resources for current and future generations. The “Public Lands Rule” addresses ecological degradation of public lands, which threatens the ability of BLM to achieve the goals of FLPMA, and it focuses on resilience, that is the ability of ecosystems to recover from the threats of disturbances and environmental change.      GWC at University of Colorado Law School is pleased to release a white paper – A Legal Analysis of the Public Lands Rule – in collaboration with the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, & the Environment at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. The white paper lays out the overall framework of the Rule and discusses the primary policy tools that are included. Read more on the GWC blog: https://lnkd.in/gUamvZia

Sills Cummis’ Meryl Gonchar, Frank Vitolo and Andrew Robins are presenting at the New Jersey Builders Association’s Atlantic Builders Convention, which runs March 19-21 in Atlantic City, NJ. Meryl Gonchar is speaking on the “Legal Trends in Land Use Law” panel. Frank Vitolo is speaking on the “Mixed-Use Development/Redevelopment” panel. Andrew Robins is speaking on the “Annual Environmental Review” panel and moderating the “Site Remediation” panel. #LandUseLaw #MixedUseDevelopment #MixedUseRedevelopment #EnvironmentalLaw #SiteRemediation #AtlanticBuildersConvention

Nason Yeager shareholder, John J. Fumero, was featured in the Daily Business Review discussing a recent ruling that overturned the transfer of wetland permitting authority in the state of Florida and what it means for developers, environmental groups, and regulatory processes.   Click here to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g5_DUBBt    To learn more about Mr. Fumero and his practice area: https://lnkd.in/eaVK3DGt 

The proposed Sites Reservoir, the largest in nearly half a century, will move forward after a county court upheld its compliance with environmental regulations. This decision follows a streamlined legal process initiated by Gov. Gavin Newsom to fast-track critical infrastructure projects. Read more about this significant development in California's water management strategy: https://lnkd.in/gfsmZJ7h #WaterInfrastructure #CaliforniaReservoir #ClimateResilience #EnvironmentalSustainability #WaterManagement #SitesReservoir #GovernmentNews #InfrastructureDevelopment #PublicPolicy

Florida’s CFO - “Congressional action immediately” Jimmy Patronis, CFO regarding Moss’s summary decision of vacatur of “404 permitting” throughout our great State of Florida, “I’m appalled that one person in a robe judging from their bench all the way in Washington has been allowed to shut down many of our state’s economic development projects.” Regarding the three + years Florida did the permitting - “the state 404 permitting program has allowed Florida to build enough roads, housing, and businesses to keep up with the influx of new Floridians,” Patronis wrote. Bottom-line - our State Government has deadlines when properly permitting applications vs the Feds who have no timeline thresholds. Reminder - Florida has been utilizing our wetland delineation methodologies vs the Feds for 20 years! (WEL blog 3/1) “Now, construction projects across the state have come to a grinding halt and placed many of our business owners and their employees in financial straits.” “Right now, over 1,600 applications have yet to be approved, leaving private and public projects in a state of limbo,” Patronis wrote. “Unfortunately, nobody knows how to shoot themselves in the foot quite like short-sighted environmental alarmists who set out to find activist judges who will twist the law to their own ends. This is why we need congressional action immediately.” Earthjustice attorney Bonnie Malloy said, “We’re talking about the destruction of some of the last remaining habitat for one of the most endangered animals in the world.” Earthjustice estimated that a development project in South Florida seeking a wetlands permit under the state’s process could result in the deaths of up to 26 Florida panthers.