Nov 22, 2024 Governor Healy Enacts Permit Extension Act of 2024: Boosting Development and Protecting Approvals By Christian Regnier Kevin Gaughan Peter Kaplan On November 20, 2024, Governor Healy signed the Permit Extension Act of 2024 (the “PEA”) into law as part of the Mass Leads Act....
Apr 09, 2024 Stormwater Discharge Permit Changes: What Property Owners in Eastern Massachusetts Need to Know By Peter Tamm Patrick O'Connor Many currently unregulated commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in Eastern Massachusetts may soon require stormwater...
Aug 16, 2023 The SEC Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures and Its Implications for Commercial Leasing By Henry Edward Abelson Timothy Bancroft Colleen Hussey Frank Litwin +1 more... Show less In March of 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a new rule regarding mandatory disclosure of...
Aug 09, 2023 Reimbursement for Remediation: Massachusetts Brownfields Tax Credits Program Extended By Henry Edward Abelson Mary Katherine Velasquez-Heller Today Governor Maura Healey signed legislation extending the eligibility deadlines for the Massachusetts Brownfields tax credits program...
Jul 28, 2023 After EPA Rule Changes, Which ASTM Phase I ESA Standard Should You Use? By Henry Edward Abelson Justin Rheingold On November 1, 2021, ASTM International released its revised standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. On March 14, 2022, the...
Jan 11, 2022 Revised Phase I ESA Standard Released by ASTM By Henry Edward Abelson Justin Rheingold ASTM International released its revised standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on November 1, 2021. The new standard (ASTM...
Nov 10, 2021 Boston Requires Carbon Neutrality for Existing Buildings By Matthew Kiefer David Linhart Furthering the aims of Boston’s 2019 Climate Action Plan, which identified large buildings as major carbon emitters, Boston City Council...
Jul 12, 2021 New Massachusetts Brownfields Tax Credits Regulations Just Released By Henry Edward Abelson Justin Rheingold The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) issued final regulations effective July 9, 2021 (the Regulations) that are intended to aid...
Oct 05, 2020 Boston Conservation Commission Implements New Wetlands Ordinance By Matthew Kiefer In August, the Boston Conservation Commission adopted procedural regulations to implement Boston’s local wetlands ordinance, adopted in...
Feb 03, 2020 Boston's Wetlands Ordinance Advances Climate Planning By Matthew Kiefer Matthew Kiefer wrote about climate planning as Boston's Wetlands Ordinance advances in Banker & Tradesman. Click here to read the article.
Jan 06, 2020 City of Boston Tackles Climate Change in Local Wetlands Ordinance By Matthew Kiefer In December, the Boston City Council adopted, and Mayor Walsh signed, an Ordinance Protecting Local Wetlands and Promoting Climate Change...
Apr 10, 2018 How Should Boston Fund its Future? By Matthew Kiefer Matthew Kiefer and Sam Tyler wrote about what the City of Boston can do to help its infrastructure moving forward in the Boston Globe....
Oct 02, 2017 20/20 Hindsight: Did our investments position us for a bright future? By Matthew Kiefer Architecture Boston Boston is changing: new neighborhoods, new residents, a new innovation economy, and now a new comprehensive plan. In...