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Issue Alerts
Public Lands and Natural Resources Update - November 23, 2009
Jon Simon, Matthew Love, Sam Kalen, Jeff Winmill, Tyson Kade, Ashley GarberNovember 23, 2009
Van Ness Feldman's Public Lands and Natural Resources Update is a regular summary of noteworthy policy, regulatory, and litigation developments relating to federal lands and natural resources. To receive the Update via email, please subscribe here: http://www.vnf.com/news-signup.html.
First Circuit Affirms District Court Decision Striking Down State Effort to Regulate Siting and Construction of LNG Terminal
John Burnes, Ashley GarberOctober 28, 2009
On October 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld a decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, and held that the failure of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council to respond within six months to an application for Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) consistency certification results in a conclusive presumption of consistency under the CZMA.
Public Lands and Natural Resources Update - July 15, 2009
Jon Simon, Matthew Love, Sam Kalen, Tyson Kade, Andrew VanderJack, Jeff WinmillJuly 15, 2009
Van Ness Feldman's Public Lands and Natural Resources Update is a regular summary of noteworthy policy, regulatory, and litigation developments relating to federal lands and natural resources. To receive the Update via email, please subscribe here. http://www.vnf.com/news-signup.html
Public Lands and Natural Resources Update - April 7, 2009
Jonathan Simon, Mathew Love, Sam Kalen, Jeffery WinmillApril 7, 2009
Van Ness Feldman's Public Lands and Natural Resources Update is a regular summary of noteworthy policy, regulatory, and litigation developments relating to federal lands and natural resources. To receive the Update via email, please subscribe here. http://www.vnf.com/news-signup.html
Fourth Circuit CZMA Decision Strikes Down State Law Designed to Block Siting of LNG Terminals and Requires States to Seek Federal Approval for Amendments to Coastal Zone Management Plans
Janna Chesno, John BurnesMay 21, 2008
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, and held that a Baltimore County Council zoning amendment prohibiting the siting of liquefied natural gas facilities in previously designated Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas in Baltimore County was preempted by the Natural Gas Act.
Seminars & Events
MEA Legal, Regulatory & Government Relations Roundtable
Mountain Thunder Lodge, Breckenridge, COSeptember 10, 2008
Van Ness Feldman's Tom Roberts will give an update on Washington, DC at 9:00 AM on September 12.