Marinas, Housing Developers Fight Healey Stormwater Strategy
The regulatory biggest changes in decades seek to push projects away from the waterfront and could raise costs for inland housing construction.
Flooding Regs Generate Developers’ Concerns
Department of Environmental Protection officials did the right thing last week, bowing to a flurry of concerned letters by allowing significantly more time for stakeholders to review their sweeping update of stormwater, flooding and wetlands regulations.
Draft Coastal Development Regs Call for No-Build Areas
With more frequent and intense storms battering Massachusetts’ shores, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection released new draft regulations on Friday to “protect both communities and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change.”
Wetlands Violation Trips Up New Owner
The statute does not bar enforcement actions against subsequent buyers of the land, even if no enforcement action was brought against any prior buyer within the three-year period.
Developer Hit with Fine for Illegal Work on Rockport Site
A developer and his company have been permanently ordered to stop work on a seawall on a property on Pigeon Cove Harbor in Rockport that prosecutors said violated state environmental laws.
Weston Property Owner to Pay $40K for Illegal Destruction of Protected Wetlands
A Weston property owner will pay up to $40,000 in penalties and restore wetlands after allegations that he illegally altered and destroyed protected areas on his property, according to a statement from Attorney General Maura Healey’s office.
Homeowner Earns Wrath of Mattapoisett Conservation Commission
Many of the finest real estate developments in Massachusetts sit on spacious lots with well-tended yards extending to the edge of scenic wetlands. These properties are impressive, but nitrogen pollutants from their septic systems and fertilized lawns seep into nearby harbors, estuaries and ponds.
