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05.02.2024Oregon Offshore Wind Watch—BOEM Publishes Proposed Sale Notice and Draft Environmental AssessmentUpdatesThe Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published a proposed sale notice for an offshore wind energy lease auction in Oregon on May 1, 2024. The Oregon lease sale is anticipated to occur in October 2024. Comments on the proposed sale notice are due on July 1, 2024. A draft Environmental Assessment for the Oregon lease sale accompanied the Oregon proposed sale notice.
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02.27.2024Oregon Offshore Wind Watch—Examining BOEM’s Final Wind Energy Areas and Scoping NoticeUpdatesIn support of the Biden administration’s goal of 15 gigawatts of floating wind by 2040 and Oregon’s goal of 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management recently announced its selection of two final Wind Energy Areas for leasing and potential development of floating wind on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Oregon.
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01.24.2023Washington Legislature Considers Land Use Law Changes To Facilitate Affordable Housing DevelopmentUpdates
The Washington State Legislature kicked off its 2023 legislative session with a big focus on affordable housing initiatives. Five significant affordable housing bills were introduced this session that propose major changes ranging from eliminating local design review boards for housing development permits to modifying the multifamily tax exemption to creating a “housing benefit district” within city boundaries to boost the acquisition and development of affordable housing.
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02.02.2021A Restructured Lens on the Eviction MoratoriumPodcastsIn our first episode, business lawyers from Dallas and Seattle, who are also advocates for the homeless, discuss what will happen as the eviction moratoriums in various jurisdictions run out.
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05.06.2020Washington Begins Greenhouse Gas Assessment RulemakingUpdatesThe Washington Department of Ecology initiated the process of developing regulations governing greenhouse gas assessments for major projects by issuing a CR-101 Preproposal Statement of Inquiry on April 30, 2020.
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04.30.2020 (Updated 05.14.2020)Washington Open Public Meetings Act, Public Records Act Requirements Temporarily Waived and Suspended in Response to COVID-19UpdatesWashington public meeting and public records laws contemplate that members of the public can be physically present at the meeting location or the agency office.
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04.27.2020 (Updated 04.30.2020)Washington Restarts Construction ProjectsUpdatesWashington Governor Jay Inslee signed an addendum to the Stay Home, Stay Healthy Order (Proclamation 20-25) on April 24, 2020, to allow certain construction to resume, provided projects institute a COVID-19 safety plan and workers use personal protective equipment and can socially distance, among other requirements.
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03.27.2020 (Updated 04.03.2020)Washington’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” Order Permits Only Limited Categories of Construction to ContinueUpdatesGovernor of Washington Jay Inslee issued a statewide order, Proclamation 20-25 - Stay Home, Stay Healthy, requiring all Washingtonians to stay at home unless engaging in essential activities or working in essential business services.
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06.16.2017WA Supreme Court Narrows Executive Session Real Estate DeliberationsUpdatesThe Washington Supreme Court significantly narrowed the ability of public agencies to discuss real estate deliberations in executive session.
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09.18.2014Seattle Residential Landlords—New Registration and Inspection RequirementsUpdatesThe first deadline under the City of Seattle’s new Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance (“Ordinance”) is coming up at the end of this month. The law is intended to ensure that residential housing meets basic safety and maintenance requirements. It applies to most rental housing in Seattle; there are various exemptions for commercial lodging, licensed senior housing facilities, hospitals, government housing and other less typical types of housing.
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04.2014The Rising Tide: A Look at State and Local Responses to Sea Level RiseArticles
ABA Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee Newsletter (Vol. 17, No. 1)
Among the climate change impacts that will affect the United States during the next century, sea level rise is likely to have some of the most wide-reaching, immediate, and visible effects. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that by 2100, global average sea levels will rise by almost two feet to over three feet.
Presentations
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05.08.2020School Districts and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA): Tips and Tactics for SuccessWebinarsJoin us for a discussion of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) during which we will provide an overview of SEPA, the processes to follow for compliance, and tips and tactics useful for school districts to successfully navigate working within the requirements of SEPA.
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10.17.2017Future of BellevueSpeaking EngagementsModerator
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05.19.2016State Regulation of Floodplain Development; Responses to Changes at the Federal LevelSpeaking EngagementsSeminar Co-Chair
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11.20.2015Construction Easements with NeighborsSpeaking EngagementsThe Seminar Group’s 4th Annual Easements and CCRs in Washington
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07.14.2014ZINO Vino, Spirits, Cider & Brew Liquid Assets ForumSpeaking EngagementsA business innovation forum and networking event focused on the wine, beer, cider and spirits business sectors.
