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Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: New York’s Highest Court Upholds Right of Municipalities to Ban Oil and Gas Activities
By Michael C. Murphy Today the New York Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming local zoning laws adopted by two upstate towns that prohibited oil and gas-related activities within their borders. Specifically, the Court ruled that there was nothing...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 8 years ago
Energy
Energy Law Blog
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: New York Court of Appeals Upholds Local Zoning Restrictions on Oil and Gas
On June 30, 2014, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that under the “Home Rule” principle, towns may ban oil and gas production activities, including but not limited to hydraulic fracturing, through the use of local zoning laws in the case...
William A. Ruskin
over 9 years ago
Environmental
Land Use
Deal Is A Deal: Ecogen Wind Prevails In Windfarming Dispute
By William A. Ruskin The New York Law Journal reported on January 2, 2014 that the Town of Prattsburgh, which, during the relevant time, had virtually no laws, codes or requirements on the books governing the installation of wind turbine facilities...
Dianne Saxe
over 8 years ago
Environmental
Land Use
New York Lawyer Wins Green Nobel Prize
By Meredith James and Dianne Saxe. Helen Slottje, a lawyer in Ithaca, New York, was recently awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work “helping towns across New York defend themselves from oil and gas companies by passing local bans...
Babst Calland
over 8 years ago
Environmental
Land Use
New York’s Highest Court Hears Oral Arguments on Local Zoning Bans
By Michael C. Murphy . On June 3rd, the New York Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in two cases challenging the authority of a municipality to ban certain oil and gas activities within its jurisdiction. The Court is reviewing two lower court...
LexisNexis Legal Newsroom Staff
over 9 years ago
International Law
International Law Blog
Analysis of Conflicts Between Land Zoning Power and Land Development Right in China
by Dr. Fang Ye This article, written by a partner at a Shanghai, China, law firm, covers the conflicts between land zoning power and land development rights in China. It discusses the structure and legal attributes of the land zoning power in China...
J. Cullen Howe
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Green Buildings
Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: NYC Department of City Planning Introduces Zone Green
By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP Zoning laws can sometimes make it more difficult for building owners to construct new green buildings or make existing ones more energy efficient. The New York City Department...
Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Alternative Energy
CCCL Publishes Draft Small-Scale Solar Siting Ordinance
Columbia Law School's Center for Climate Change Law (CCCL) has prepared a first draft of a model small-scale solar-siting ordinance . The model ordinance offers a framework that can enable municipalities to implement and enforce the effective and...
Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
over 11 years ago
Environmental
Alternative Energy
Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law Prepares Small-Scale Solar Siting Ordinance, Seeks Comments
Columbia Law School's Center for Climate Change Law (CCCL) has prepared a first draft of a model small-scale solar-siting ordinance . The model ordinance offers a framework that can enable municipalities to implement and enforce the effective and...
Columbia Law - Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
over 11 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law Prepares Small-Scale Solar Siting Ordinance, Seeks Comments
Columbia Law School's Center for Climate Change Law (CCCL) has prepared a first draft of a model small-scale solar-siting ordinance . The model ordinance offers a framework that can enable municipalities to implement and enforce the effective and...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 10 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Appeals Act 13 Decision
By Russell L. Schetroma and Nathaniel I. Holland On Friday, July 27, the Commonwealth appealed the July 26, 2012 4/3 decision of the Commonwealth Court that struck down the provisions of Act 13 of 2012 that attempted to assure statewide uniformity...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 10 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Court Delays Act 13's Preemption of Local Zoning Ordinances
By Russ L. Schetroma On April 11, 2012, a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court entered a preliminary injunction deferring the effective date of the provisions of Pennsylvania's Act 13 of 2012 affecting the authority of local governments...
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
over 10 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Court Throws Out Zoning Provisions Governing Marcellus Shale Activities
By Russell L. Schetroma and Nathaniel I. Holland In a 4-3 decision [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court struck down portions of the state's new law - dubbed Act 13 - governing Marcellus shale...
Babst Calland
over 10 years ago
Energy
Oil, Gas and Energy Law Blog
Babst Calland: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Invalidates Act 13 Local Ordinance Limitations
In a 4-3 decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court struck down portions of Act 13 of 2012, which had placed limits on the authority of local governments to regulate oil and gas industry activities. In its July 26, 2012 ruling on a legal challenge...
LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Litigation
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New Jersey Suburb Sued Over Denial Of Mosque Proposal
NEWARK, N.J. - (AP) An Islamic group has sued a suburban town it says engaged in religious discrimination by abruptly changing zoning regulations to prevent the opening of a mosque. Members of the Al Falah Center and local residents filed suit Tuesday...
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