By Katie F. Cote, AICP on Posted in Environmental,Growth Management Act,Land UseIn April, I provided a summary of SSB 6406, dubbed the Natural Resources Reform Bill. This Washington State legislation made changes to natural resource and environmental review and permitting, and was passed by the legislature on April 10, 2012. On May 2, 2012 Governor Gregoire signed the bill into law, but added a signing statement clarifying one … Continue Reading
By Duncan M. Greene on Posted in Climate Change,Development,Energy Efficiency/Sustainability,Environmental,Land UseThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages approximately 264 million acres of Federal lands around the country, has issued two draft documents in support of BLM’s recent push to expedite permitting of utility-scale solar power projects in six Southwestern states. One of the documents is a set of standard design criteria for solar projects, … Continue Reading
