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TMDL Trump Executive Order – Why the Chesapeake Bay “Pollution Diet” Remains Intact
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-10-03T16:44:40-04:00Saturday, October 3rd, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Chesapeake Bay TMDL, environmental lawyer Maryland, EO 14428, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, rain tax, stormwater management fee, Stuart Kaplow|
On September 16, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14428, revoking President Obama’s 2009 Chesapeake Bay Executive Order (EO 13508) and directly taking aim at what Mid-Atlantic lawmakers have long derided as the “rain tax.” However, before commercial real estate owners celebrate the death of ...
Maryland’s Packaging EPR Program Moves From Law to Reality
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-09-26T22:15:20-04:00Saturday, September 26th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Circular Action Alliance, environmental lawyer Maryland, EPR, Extended Producer Responsibility, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, recycling, SB 901, Stuart Kaplow|
Maryland’s latest environmental mandate is no longer just a legislative concept. It is becoming an operating program. In 2025, Maryland enacted Senate Bill 901, establishing an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework for packaging and paper products. Governor Wes Moore signed the legislation on May 13, ...
Exposomics – The New Environmental Risk You Have Not Heard About
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-09-19T15:17:20-04:00Saturday, September 19th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, exposome, exposomics, Kaplow, Make America Healthy Again, Maryland environmental attorney, Stuart Kaplow|
For decades, environmental risk focused on the visible and catastrophic: spills, smokestacks, contaminated properties, while doling out punishments after the damage was done. Now a quieter and potentially far more consequential ‘ecological meets human health’ issue is moving to the center of scientific and commercial ...
Clean Water Isn’t a Constitutional Right? Fifth Circuit Says No
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-09-19T19:02:51-04:00Saturday, September 12th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: clean water, Kaplow, potable water, Sterling v City of Jackson, Stuart Kaplow|
Can a government be held constitutionally accountable when it supplies contaminated drinking water, and then tells residents the water is safe? According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the answer is not under the U.S. Constitution’s Due Process Clause. In a ...
The Air We Breathe – Indoor Air Quality Is Becoming a Real Estate Issue
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-09-19T19:03:46-04:00Saturday, September 5th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, IAQ, indoor air quality, Kaplow, LEED, LEED v5, Maryland environmental attorney, Stuart Kaplow|
The most dangerous environmental threat is the one we breathe every day. Air pollution is the world’s largest environmental health risk, responsible for roughly 7 million premature deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization. For real estate owners, however, the more surprising issue ...
The Land Isn’t Moving, But Its Coordinates Are – What the 2026 GPS Modernization Means for Real Estate
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-09-19T19:04:50-04:00Saturday, August 29th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, GPS, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, NAPGD2022, National Spatial Reference System, NATRF2022, Stuart Kaplow|
Long before satellites orbited the Earth, humans relied on the stars and the sun to find their way. Today, GPS does far more than help us find an address. It underlies surveying, mapping, construction, agriculture, utilities, engineering, and countless commercial real estate applications. That is ...
The Lead Paint Legacy Real Estate Owners Must Take Seriously
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-08-23T19:30:22-04:00Saturday, August 22nd, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental attorney Maryland, Kaplow, lead based paint, lead based paint disclosure, lead paint, Maryland environmental lawyer, Stuart Kaplow|
For owners of older residential real estate, lead based paint can seem like a problem from another era. It is not. A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settlement involving an apartment complex in Putnam, Connecticut, is a useful reminder that lead based paint compliance remains ...
Greenwashing Is Still a Thing – Tractor Supply Judgment Shows Environmental Marketing Claims Are Being Prosecuted
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-08-15T17:55:52-04:00Saturday, August 15th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: biodegradable, environmental lawyer Maryland, greenwashing, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, Stuart Kaplow|
Greenwashing claims are still a thing, and businesses should treat them as a legal compliance issue, not merely a public relations concern. That point was underscored last week when Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez announced that Tractor Supply West, LLC entered into a stipulated ...