A government agency offers you a permit, but only if you agree to give up land, waive a right, or pay a fee that appears unrelated to the permit’s purpose. A regulator conditions approval of a development project on the owner’s agreement to provide public access across private property. A city demands a dedication of… Read more »
The EPA’s recently developed “Clean Power Plan” is causing quite a bit of controversy. In a nutshell, the Plan does two things. First, the Plan requires states to adopt their own clean power plans to meet EPA greenhouse emissions reduction goals. If a state fails to adopt an emissions reduction plan that the EPA will… Read more »
