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NJDEP Announces Emergency Recovery Permit Rules Now Official

By | Published June 21, 2013 | Posted in Beaches & Coast, Development, Environmental Issues, Land Use, Redevelopment | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On June 20, 2013, the Christie Administration announced that they have officially adopted rules that simplify the permitting process for certain types of recovery projects relating to Superstorm Sandy. The Administration had implemented some of these rules as an emergency in April 2013, but now they are being formally implemented into the recovery requirements. The Read More

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Court Rules that Unfiled Discovery Documents are Exempt from OPRA

By | Published May 28, 2013 | Posted in Litigation | Tagged Tags: , | Leave a comment

A New Jersey Court recently ruled in Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP v. New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Law No. L-63-09, N.J. Super., Mercer Co., that unfiled discovery documents are exempted from disclosure under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). The law firm of Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP pursued Read More

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Happy Historic Preservation Month

By | Published May 22, 2013 | Posted in Development, Land Use, Redevelopment | Tagged Tags: , , | Leave a comment

May is Historic Preservation month in New Jersey, and the 23rd Annual Preservation awards were just presented by the State Historic Sites Council. Congratulations to the award recipients! See the original release with the list of winners from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection here. The preservation process is one that entails planning, patience, Read More

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New Online Services Announced to Accelerate Applications for Permits and Public Notifications

By | Published May 10, 2013 | Posted in Land Use, Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP), Permitting | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In an effort to continue reducing red tape and delays in vital Sandy rebuilding and recovery projects, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced May 9, 2013, that a new series of online services has been launched. These services are aimed to streamline and digitize the permit application and public notification process. Both Read More

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State Assembly Passes Bill that Strips Some Government Agency Heads of Veto Power

By | Published May 7, 2013 | Posted in Administrative Law, Legislation and Rulemaking, Proposed Legislation | Tagged Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

On April 29, 2013, the New Jersey State Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill that will have far reaching impacts on administrative law in New Jersey. The bill known as A-1521 would effectively strip certain agency heads of their current veto powers over the decisions of administrative law judges in contested state agency decisions. The bill Read More

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Lieberman & Blecher Paves the Way with 1st Victory for the City of Vineland!

By | Published April 29, 2013 | Posted in Development, Environmental Issues, Firm News, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Industries, Litigation, Permitting, Waste Management | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich was hired as special environmental counsel by the City of Vineland concerning the former Pure Earth Recycling facility previously located within the City. Pure Earth was engaged in recycling activities that involved processing contaminated soils, waste oil, and other materials on the property. Pure Earth abruptly ceased operations in 2011 due Read More

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New DEP Permit Rules will Simplify Sandy Recovery Efforts

By | Published April 22, 2013 | Posted in Beaches & Coast, Coastal & Waterfront Development, Development, Environmental Issues, Land Use, Legislation and Rulemaking, Permitting, Planning, Redevelopment | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Christie Administration filed emergency rules to assist in the expedition of Superstorm Sandy-related recovery and rebuilding on March 17, 2013. These rules are meant to cut through unnecessary red tape that is delaying some aspects of New Jersey’s recovery from Sandy for both homes and businesses. The rules also contain portions that will expedite Read More

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NJDEP Can Conduct Warrantless Searches Under Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act

By | Published April 19, 2013 | Posted in Administrative Law, Coastal & Waterfront Development, Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA), Constitutional Law, Development, Environmental Issues, Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act (FWPA), Land Use, Litigation, New Jersey Environmental Laws | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In 1987, the New Jersey Legislature passed the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1, et seq. (“FWPA”), to protect and regulate New Jersey’s vast sensitive freshwater wetlands. This law followed the Wetlands Act of 1970, N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1, et seq., which delineated and regulated New Jersey’s coastal wetlands. The FWPA established a permitting process which a Read More

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NJDEP Updates Elevation Standards and Flood Maps

By | Published April 10, 2013 | Posted in Climate Change, Development, Environmental Issues, Land Use, Legislation and Rulemaking, Planning, Redevelopment, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On March 26, 2013 the Administration of Governor Christie filed an adoption package that will set new statewide elevation standards, based on flood maps by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This package will keep an emergency rule from January 2013 in place. The update reflects the first change to New Jersey’s coastal county flood Read More

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NJDEP "Waiver Rule" Upheld by Appellate Court

By | Published March 25, 2013 | Posted in Administrative Law, Appeals, Coastal & Waterfront Development, Development, Land Use, Legislation and Rulemaking, New Jersey Environmental Laws, Permitting, Planning, Redevelopment, Zoning | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On March 21, 2013, an Appellate Division panel upheld the controversial “waiver rule” adopted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) last March. The rule has been promulgated at N.J.A.C. 7:1B-1.1, et seq. An outgrowth of Governor Chris Christie’s effort to reduce bureaucracy and encourage economic growth through application “common sense principles,” the Read More

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