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Clean Water Isn’t a Constitutional Right? Fifth Circuit Says No
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-09-12T15:51:31-04:00Saturday, 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|2026-09-06T14:38:25-04:00Saturday, 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|2026-08-29T22:06:21-04:00Saturday, 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 ...
Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis – The Era of Potable Water Bankruptcy Has Arrived
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-08-08T19:41:35-04:00Saturday, August 8th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: drought, environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, Puerto Rico, rationing, Stuart Kaplow, water bankruptcy|
Environmental law has in large measure focused on pollution: the contaminated river, the leaking underground tank, the smokestack, the Superfund site. But an equally consequential environmental problem is emerging when there is simply not enough water in the needed locales. Puerto Rico is now providing ...
Commercial Space Launch Reform – FAA Proposal Will Cut Years from Licensing Approvals
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-08-13T17:59:03-04:00Saturday, August 1st, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: commercial space launch, Commercial Space Launch Act, environmental attorney Maryland, FAA, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, NASA, space launch, space licensing, Stuart Kaplow, Wallops, Wallops Flight Facility|
The United States is in the midst of a new space race. Unlike the Apollo era, this competition is driven not only by governments but by private companies launching communication satellites, developing reusable rockets, planning lunar missions, and even envisioning data centers in low Earth ...
Radon – Test and Decide for Yourself
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-07-25T19:14:53-04:00Saturday, July 25th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, green building lawyer, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, radon, Stuart Kaplow|
Radon is a real health risk. It is also an area where education and informed decision making are far more effective than additional government mandates. Approximately 21,000 Americans die each year from radon induced lung cancer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Radon is ...