Green building legislation and, in particular, green roof legislation has been implemented outside of the United States for decades as one means of mitigating urban heat. In the past decade, local and state governments in the United States have joined in with a marked and steady uptick in the enactment of their own green building … Continue Reading
This year’s New York State budget offered numerous headline grabbing changes, yet one of the less-heralded portions has the highest potential to reshape the state’s responsiveness to changing climactic conditions. As part of the state transportation, economic development, and environmental conservation Article VII budget legislation (“TED Bill”), the Legislature passed Title 15 of Part U, … Continue Reading
In this Invest: Insights video, listen to Kerri L. Barsh, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, Co-Chair, National Environmental Practice discuss Sustainable Development in South Florida.… Continue Reading
In 2005, Hurricane Wilma destroyed a pair of dilapidated marinas in North Bay Village where Fane Lozman, a former Marine pilot and software developer, kept a two-story floating home. Kerri L. Barsh successfully represented Mr. Lozman in a landmark admiralty jurisdiction case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Fane Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, … Continue Reading
On Feb. 17, U.K. private equity firm Actis announced a $1.9 billion joint venture with energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power to build a series of wind and solar projects throughout Africa over the next three years. Read more on Greenberg Traurig’s new “Doing Business in Africa” blog. … Continue Reading
Florida is preparing for climate change projections with the first floating residential community in the United States. Read more about the project in National Geographic’s feature article, Treading Water.… Continue Reading
Those following climate change adaptation may be interested in an article that appeared on Sunday, August 24, 2014, in the Miami Herald describing a project for floating villas near Miami. The specific project is, of course, specific to the location and market. However, the general observation is that technology to address sea level rise has … Continue Reading
In this month’s Pennsylvania Law Weekly column, I discuss the incentives and legal risks for green building in Pennsylvania. Co-authored with Ana Montalban of Greenberg Traurig’s Public Finance practice, the article gives an overview of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan as well as some of the ways in which Pennsylvania has … Continue Reading
