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On July 31, 2023, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order ending the use of fossil fuels in new construction and major renovations of city-owned building...

Last week New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine unveiled the state's first comprehensive Energy Master Plan (the Plan) since 1995.

The IRS is currently in the process of implementing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which addresses energy, tax and health policy.

The California Legislature last week passed two bills that would expedite judicial review of challenges to certain large development projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

California's Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued comprehensive new guidance that dramatically expands protection requirements for four candidate bumble bee species under the California Endangered Species Act. The 2026 guidance introduces strict survey timelines, seasonal construction restrictions, and mandatory onsite biological monitoring that will significantly impact project planning and budgets across the state. Project developers now face narrow construction windows, 60-day advance survey submis

Last week the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) announced it has filed suit against EOEEA Secretary Beaton and DEP Commissioner Suuberg for actions associated with the approval of an amendment to the South Boston Waterfront District Municipal Harbor Plan.

Earlier this month, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum on "Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment."

Three recent developments in air quality permitting are reshaping data center and large infrastructure development. How will proposed updates to EPA's New Source Review program, new emissions standards for on-site power generation, and ongoing turbine litigation impact project evaluation and regulatory compliance?

In the commercial market, federal government incentives are offered to owners or leaseholders who develop energy-efficient commercial buildings.

The new report shows an overall increase in the number of CEQA lawsuits filed in the SCAG region.

In 2011, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the following statute allowing payment of attorney fees in the face of certain local government acts:

The President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has just issued a guidance document that addresses that question.

As the construction industry prepares to reopen, contractors are making detailed plans to comply with state and municipal safety requirements related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Better Buildings Initiative is the next step. For the first time, we will look at the carbon footprints of the buildings. The schools where our kids learn. The stores where we shop. The offices where most of us spend at least a third of our days.

Earlier this week, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

The Appellate Division's recent ruling in Lynch, Inc. v. Board of Education addresses a critical question for New York municipalities and school districts: Can the "piggybacking" exemption under General Municipal Law § 103(16) be used to award public works construction contracts?

Today, we have a question for our federal construction readers — If your project is operating within an anticipated budget, are you still entitled to the additional costs associated with a differing site condition?