The Fair Share Housing Center filed a suit on February 17, 2010 challenging Governor Christie's Executive Order halting the actions of the Council on Affordable Housing.
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On February 16, 2010, U.S. EPA launched a new State and Local Climate and Energy website which provides technical assistance, analytical tools, and outreach support to state, local, and tribal governments.
Susanne Peticolas is a Director in the Gibbons Real Property & Environmental Department.
On February 9, 2010, Governor Chris Christie issued an Executive Order stopping all work for ninety (90) days on the processing of applications for substantive certification or implementation of the Third Round regulations by the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). The Executive Order also creates a five-member Housing Opportunity Task Force which is tasked with producing a public report with analysis and recommendations regarding the current COAH rules within 90 days.
On February 8, the Senate Economic Growth Committee continued its hearings relating to Senate Bill No. 1, which would abolish COAH.
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The United States officially notified the UN that it will abide by the emission reduction goal of the Copenhagen Accords. U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern submitted America's target to the U.N. Framework Convention on climate change as part of a January 31 deadline negotiated in Copenhagen last year. Thus the U.S. promised that it will reduce global warming pollution about 17% below 2005 levels in the next decade. In doing so, Stern made a point of noting that the final figure could change depending on the outcome of U.S. legislation.
Susanne Peticolas is a Director in the Gibbons Real Property & Environmental Department.
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