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The shift towards a greener environment has resulted in cities and states implementing electrification mandates, which will have a major impact on both current and future building design. Currently, most commercial and residential end users are already all-electric. However, there are some exceptions, such as space and water heating, that use a sig... nificant amount of energy. Several states, including California and New York, have cities that have introduced legislation requiring new construction to be all-electric. This means, for example, using electricity for heating rather than fossil fuels such as natural gas. Mandate or not, building owners and developers should consider the risks and rewards of an all-electric design. Continue Reading This is a brief account of some of the important environmental and administrative law cases recently decided. On June 28, 2021, the Supreme Court decided the case of Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco. This is another regulatory takings case, and the Court, in a Per Curium opinion, reversed the Ninth Circuits ruling that that petitioners had to exhaust their state administrative remedies before they could file this lawsuit under 42 USC Section 1983. The City government had already come to a sufficient regulatory conclusion, and the Constitution does not require additional processing. In so ruling, the Ninth Circuit ignored last terms decision in Knick v. Township of Scott. A notice of a final action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve the State of Texas partial coal combustion residual state permit program was published in the June 28 Federal Register. In addition, the EPA has published a notice of a proposed rulemaking of its intent to adopt new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting rules applicable to the manufacturers of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)since January 1, 2011. Comments are due by August 27, 2021. The Federal Register should have a notice of the Council on Environmental Equalitys (CEQ) decision to extend ...Read More