Court Ruling Brings Regulators Back to Earth
Published in Providence Business News (July 19-25, 1999) That thud you may have heard coming out of Washington earlier this year was the Environmental Protection Agency taking it on the…
Developing New Wetlands Makes Sense
Published in Providence Business News (April 20, 1992) Although most people knowledgeable about wetlands agree wetlands should be preserved and protected, these same experts disagree whether wetlands should be created…
INDEPENDENT VIEW: There are private property rights at the shore
A letter to the editor (“Rise up and protect our shoreline access,” The Independent, March 3, 2016) highlighted claims by James Bedell, described as a “local shoreline access advocate,” that…
INDEPENDENT VIEW: There are private property rights at the shore
A letter to the editor (“Rise up and protect our shoreline access,” The Independent, March 3, 2016) highlighted claims by James Bedell, described as a “local shoreline access advocate,” that…
The Taylor Swift Tax is Not Too Swift
Even excellent leaders make their share of mistakes. Amidst Governor Raimondo’s impressive first months in office, where she has taken dead aim on economic development and job creation, she has…
This tax not too swift
Even excellent leaders make their share of mistakes. Amidst Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s impressive first months in office, where she has taken dead aim on economic development and job creation,…
Memo to Real Estate Dealmakers: You Had Better Lawyer-Up From the Get Go!
That’s the lesson I take away from a recent, and stunning, U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found a legally binding and enforceable contract for a highly complex…
Cesspools: Phasing In the Phase Out
In the best of times, it’s hard to find anyone saying anything good about cesspools. And this is hardly the best of times for cesspools. Not Much Good To Say…
Cape Wind and the Indians: When Everyone Has Rights, No One Has Rights
The Cape Wind project to construct 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound was recently approved by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Salazar over the objections of two Native American…
Is the DEM Director’s Review of Hearing Officer Decisions Itself Under Review?
The Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has statutory authority to review the decisions of DEM Administrative Adjudication hearing officers pertaining to violations or licenses. (See R.I.Gen. Laws…