ELN Updates
McGregor Pays Tribute to the Giants in the History of Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Laws – Update from McGregor Legere & Stevens, PC
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. Mr. McGregor’s keynote address to the Annual Environmental Conference (AEC) of the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) at Holy Cross College on March 1, 2025, marked his retirement from the MACC Board after 50 years. He joined The Board when the MACC was a…
Brookline Ban on Smoking Products Upheld by SJC Has Environmental Implications – Update by McGregor Legere & Stevens, PC
Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. The Town of Brookline smoking ban case has favorable implications for local environmental laws. In summary, against claims of express preemption, implicit preemption, equal protection, and an arbitrary age cut-off date, applying the same jurisprudence under which it has upheld local environmental protection legislation, the…
Environmental Law & Policy Alert – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn
January 22, 2025 Recent Case Further Clarifies California’s Wheeling Statutes (Wat. Code, §§ 1810-1814) A recent decision from the Sixth District Court of Appeal in Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District v. Buena Vista Water Storage District, et al. (Dec. 23, 2024, H051858) (nonpub. opn.) (Rosedale Decision) offers insight into how future courts…
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing on Revitalizing American Innovation and Enhancing the U.S. Chemical Supply Chain – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
January 17, 2025On January 22, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. (EST), the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing entitled “A Decade Later: Assessing the Legacy and Impact of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.”…Read More… ABOUT THE FIRMB&C® helps companies making and…
MGKF Special Alert – 2025 Environmental and Energy Law Forecast
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox examines the environmental and energy law issues to watch in our 2025 Federal Forecast, and provides key updates for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. A -pdf of the complete Forecast can be found here. Throughout the year, stay updated with MGKF’s Special Alerts. You can also follow our Litigation Blog, where we discuss a range…
Third Real Estate Permit Extension Act Enacted in Massachusetts – Update from McGregor Legere & Stevens, P.C.
Written by Nathaniel Stevens, Esq. On November 20, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the “Act relative to strengthening Massachusetts’ economic leadership.” Also known as the “Mass Leads Act”, this comprehensive economic development bill includes provisions to again extend the life of many types of land use permits issued by municipal,…
Massachusetts’ New Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Law: What Homeowners Need to Know – Update from McGregor Legere & Stevens, P.C.
Written by Caroline E. Smith, Esq. Massachusetts recently enacted a new housing statute that makes it easier for homeowners to create accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their residential properties. These commonly were called “in-law apartments” but the new law allows much more. The new statute is known as the Affordable Homes…
Environmental Law & Policy Alert – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn
November 26, 2024 An Unprompted D.C. Circuit Holds that CEQ Lacks Authority to Issue NEPA Regulations In a November 12, 2024, opinion, for Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration, No. 23-1067 (D.C. Cir. 2024), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held, of its own initiative, that the White House…