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2008 Hartford Ordinance 20-08 Protecting Access to City Services for Undocumented Immigrants

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Connecticut

Source City Of Hartford

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families

This city ordinance requires that all city services be made available to residents, regardless of immigration status. It also requires that referrals to medical or social service agencies be made in the same manner to all residents, regardless of immigration status. In addition, the...

New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2010

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level State

State(s) New York

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This annual survey describes new environmental laws that were signed into law in 2010 in New York, as well as two executive orders issued by Governor David A. Paterson and important new regulations from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation concerning endangered...

The Art of Environmental Consensus Building: A Personal Perspective on the Evolution of Brownfields Legislation in New York

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2000

Level State

State(s) New York

Source Arnold & Porter

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

With the passing of the New York State brownfields legislation, the author, Linda Shaw, gives her insight into the legislation and the compromises made within the adopted legislative proposal. The article begins with Shaw's personal perspective on early New York State brownfields...

The Blueprint for Community Business Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Meeting Of The Minds

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Economic Justice

America’s traditional economic development policy has raised important questions about equity, especially for new entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs and small businesses bring economic stability into communities. To encourage economic development brought, it is imperative that the impact...

Farm to Family: Building food system resilience and feeding families in the time of COVID-19

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Hawaii

Source Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Food

The state of Hawaii is in need of a comprehensive approach to helping Hawai'i families and supporting Hawai'i farmers during the time of COVID-19. This report proposes that through the CARES Act funding, Hawaii should spend $40 million on immediate needs between now and the end of...

Utilities Pay Up: How Ending Tax Dodging by America's Electric Utilities Can Help Fund a Job-Creating, Clean Energy Transition

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy

The power sector is responsible for a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, making it the country’s single largest contributor to climate pollution. In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency released a Clean Power Plan aimed at curbing these emissions, with specific state-by-state...

Governmental and Private Liability for Flooding

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

In recent years the frequency and severity of heavy precipitation and floods in parts of the United States have been increasing to a statistically significant degree, and this trend is expected to worsen. This article summarizes some of the liability issues that result from floods,...

4 Tested Techniques to Catalyze Small Town Redevelopment

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Meeting Of The Minds

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Economic Justice

When trying to redevelop, small towns that have a lot of brownfields and abandoned properties have to adopt strategies that both meet the market and address complex risk factors that include social, political, and environmental risk. This kind of small, isolated, and former manufacturing...

Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on the Built Environment under NEPA and State EIA Laws: A Survey of Current Practices and Recommendations for Model Protocols

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

Climate change and its effects on temperature, precipitation, storm patterns, sea level rise, and other environmental processes have important implications for the construction, maintenance, and operation of buildings and infrastructure. One way to prepare for these impacts is to...

Deploying Advanced Metering Infrastructure on the Natural Gas System: Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

Natural gas combustion and the consequential release of Carbon Dioxide and other greenhouse gases can have very damaging effects on the environment. Recognizing this, a number of analysts have expressed concern that continued use of natural gas will hamper efforts to address climate...

New York's High Court Creates Another Obstacle For Property Owners Asserting Regulatory Takings Claims

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2000

Level State

State(s) New York

Source Arnold & Porter

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

In 'Bonnie Briar Syndicate, Inc. v. The Town of Mamaroneck', the Court rejected a property owner's claim that the Town of Mamaroneck's rezoning of a golf course from single-family residential to private recreational use effected a taking of property requiring just compensation under...

Lean Development Codes: Pink, Pocket, and Smart

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source The Project For Lean Urbanism

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Community Development

Lean Codes have compact formats, bare-bones standards, and lighter (pink) red tape, in contrast to the excessive controls, redundancies, contradictions, delays, and unintended consequences created by conventional codes (and some form-based codes, for that matter). Lean Development...

State Public Utility Commissions' Powers to Advance Energy Efficiency

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level State

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy

Improving energy efficiency is widely acknowledged as the most economical way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the other adverse environmental impacts of fossil use. The United States lacks a comprehensive regulatory program for energy efficiency, although often overlooked are...

Governor Cuomo Proposes $3 Billion 'Restore Mother Nature' Bond Act

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) New York

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

In recent months, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has started a campaign to pass legislation that would give voters the chance to approve a $3 billion environmental bond act. The 'Restore Mother Nature Bond Act' is designed to complement New York's ambitious Climate Leadership and Community Protection...

Cutting Taxes to Strengthen the Economy and Boost Hawai'i's Families: A Refundable State Earned Income Tax Credit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level State

State(s) Hawaii

Source Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

Building a stronger Hawaii for businesses and residents means creating more opportunities for working families to climb the economic ladder. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a proven tool for fostering economic prosperity. The federal EITC is a tax credit that reduces or eliminates...

U Visa Basics for Law Enforcement

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level County

State(s) All States

Source The Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act (VTVPA) passed with bipartisan support in 2000. The VTVPA created the U Visa, a nonimmigrant visa for victims of certain crimes who have been, or are likely to be, helpful to law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution...

City and County of San Francisco Adminstrative Code for Responding to ICE Detainer Requests

Type Ordinance

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source City And County Of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families

This ordinance prohibits the use of City funds or resources to assist in the enforcement of Federal immigration law, except for individuals who have been convicted of a violent or serious felony....

Breaking the Cycle of "Flood-Rebuild-Repeat": Local and State Options to Improve Substantial Damage and Improvement Standards in the National Flood Insurance Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

Congress established the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968 to reduce flood damages nationwide and ease the Federal government’s financial burden for providing disaster recovery. However, a proportionally small number of properties insured through the program are repeatedly...

Closing The Inequality Divide: A Strategy for Fostering Genuine Progress in Maryland

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level State

State(s) Maryland

Source Center For Sustainable Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

In 2009, with the economic crisis still ravaging the nation, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley put in place a bold new economic indicator, the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), to begin to assess more precisely what has gone right — and wrong — in his state’s economy. The GPI provides...

Enacting SEQRA: The Legislative Debates and a 25-Year Look Back

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2000

Level State

State(s) New York

Source Arnold & Porter

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

Between 1970 and 1975, New York enacted over a dozen new environmental laws, including the codification of the Environmental Conservation Law, the adoption of the Tidal Wetlands Act, and the creation of the Adirondack Park Agency. Although the early 1970s brought many new environmental...

Greenhouse Gases: Emerging Standards for Impact Review

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Washington

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

Numerous federal and state judicial decisions have established that environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act and its state equivalents should examine the impact of proposed projects on emissions of greenhouse gases. Administrative agencies and court...

#Black Workers Matter: Organize the South

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

On September 14 and 15, 2015, the Black Worker Initiative of the Institute for Policy Studies held a two-day convening on race and organizing at the historic Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, which has a decades-long tradition of progressive stands on social...

Scale and Focus of Climate Litigation Outside of United States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

The large and growing volume of litigation in the U.S. courts about climate change has received an avalanche of analysis in the professional and academic literatures. In contrast, climate litigation outside the United States is little known on these shores and has gotten far less...

New York's Revived Power Plant Siting Law Preempts Local Control

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2011

Level State

State(s) New York

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

The New York State Legislature on June 22, 2011, overwhelmingly passed the Power NY Act of 2011. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed it on Aug. 4. The new law revives Article X of the Public Service Law after a nearly nine-year hibernation. As before, the law creates a one-stop, state-led...

Funding Local Government Acquisition of Open Lands in New York State Part I

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2000

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source Arnold & Porter

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources

As development pressures mount, local governments throughout the State of New York are searching for methods of retaining the open character of their communities. In most of these communities, the search for ways to preserve open lands includes an analysis of the extensive authority...

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