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The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has encouraged "green" building through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED<SUP>®</SUP>) energy efficiency rating system. Green buildings are buildings that are designed, constructed and operated in a manner which increase environmental performance and economic value, improve the health of occupants and enhance productivity of workers.

Items discussed in this article: Employment Discrimination (other than age); Pensions and Benefits (ERISA); NLRA; Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) and State Issues.

The United Nations is not the only forum where Europeans have sought to challenge the United States. With its recent expansion that added 10 new member states, the European Union (EU) threatens to rival the United States in economic power and influence.

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) recently decided that Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services, a technology that transmits voice communications and other information as digital packets over the Internet, is not subject to traditional state telephone company regulations.

One of the striking features of the economic reform process in China is the coexistence of public ownership and central planning with private property rights and free markets. Although a commingling of private and public controls exists in other sectors of the Chinese economy, this paradigm’s notable existence in Chinese urban land markets reflects a critical philosophical change: that the market can achieve greater efficiency than can central planning.

As described in our fourth quarter 2001 newsletter, on January 11, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. The law provides the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with independent legislative authority to provide funding and technical assistance to state, tribal, and local governments for evaluation and cleanup of Brownfields properties.

After more than six months of intense negotiations, an EPA Negotiated Rulemaking Committee has finalized a proposed rule that will govern environmental due diligence investigations in the future. The proposed rule was the product of compromises made by a wide array of stakeholders, including representatives of banking associations; environmental professionals; federal, state and local agencies; home builders; public interest groups; and environmental organizations. Compliance with the proposed