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New Mdeq Database – Recorded Restrictive Covenants
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Remediation Division in conjunction with the recommendations from the Collaborative Stakeholders Initiative (CSI) have undertaken a mapping program for plotting all the recorded land use and resource use [...]
Congress Extends Wind Energy Tax Credit
Late Wednesday night, President Obama signed a bill that, among other things, extended wind energy tax credits for one year. The Wind Energy Production Tax Credit (“PTC”) and other related tax credits will continue to [...]
Is It Clean? – Michigan Certificates of Completion and No Further Action Letters
On December 22, 2012 Governor Snyder signed Senate Bill 1328 which became effective on December 27, 2012. The Bill amended portions of Part 201 of Michigan’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. Among the interesting [...]
Nhtsa: Electric Cars Need to Be Noisier
On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a rule that would require electric vehicles to be noisier. Apparently what 99% of the populace would probably consider to be one of the primary [...]
A Supreme Court Case to Keep an Eye on: Tarrant Regional Water District V Herrmann
The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear arguments in the matter of Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, No. 11-889 (S.Ct, filed January 19, 2012; cert. granted January 4, 2013). The Tarrant case is interesting [...]
GSA Seeks Input on Green Building Certifications for Federal Buildings
Section 436 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires the GSA to review (every 5 years) green building certification systems to identify a system that will encourage certification of Federal green buildings. [...]