Benefits EPA used to hold all of the cards when it issued an administrative order. A recipient could not challenge the factual or legal basis: it could either perform the remedy or wait for EPA to file an enforcement action and bring these challenges in the context of that action. Such a course had significant risks, because the penalties could be doubled for failing to comply with an order. Just recently, however, in U.S. v. Sackett, the Supr...

Benefits FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program plays a very important role in protecting communities and their residents and businesses from the disaster caused by flooding. It publicizes the areas of greatest flood risk, restricts construction with high flood risk, and provides insurance for the flood losses that are excluded from most homeowners and general business policies. These activities have a critical impact on the ability of local...

Benefits This live audio conference will describe Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act, enacted in February, which requires state and local approval of cell tower collocations and other wireless tower modifications. It will describe the many legal and technical issues under this new statute, including what towers are covered, what modifications are covered and which of the many state and local laws (zoning, codes, environmental,...