As we reported in an October 15, 2013, Dirt Alert Article, the United States Environmental Protection Agency adopted a proposed Amendment to Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries to incorporate ASTM International’s E1527-13 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process.” The period to submit […]
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Bluestem Energy Solutions and Baird Holm Report: Impact of Wind Energy on Property Taxes in Nebraska
on Tuesday, 12 November 2013 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
Bluestem Energy Solutions and Baird Holm have teamed up to produce a report that provides a comprehensive demonstration that wind energy development provides significant property tax benefits in Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald featured this report in an article on the front page of its Midlands section on November 12, 2013. […]
New California Law Threatens State Funding for Local Public Works
on Monday, 4 November 2013 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
Controversial California legislation threatens a charter city’s ability to avoid the state’s prevailing wage law. Senate Bill 7, which Governor Brown signed into law on October 13, 2013, adds section 1782 to the California Labor Code. The law generally provides that a charter city cannot receive or use state funding […]
New Phase I Environmental Assessment Standards
on Tuesday, 15 October 2013 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
On August 15, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed Amendment to Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries that would approve a new standard by which Phase I Environmental Site Assessments may be conducted. In the process of acquiring real property, prospective buyers (or other potential owners or […]
United States Supreme Court Issues Significant Land-Use Decision
on Monday, 12 August 2013 in
Dirt Alert: David C. Levy, Editor
Despite lack of media attention, a recent decision of the United States Supreme Court poses historic impact on land use permitting across the United States. The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed property owners and developers a significant win, ruling that a Florida government agency violated a landowner’s constitutional rights by […]
