Monthly Archives: April 2024

Meet the agri-hood. A suburban neighborhood concept that includes car free areas and community farming areas. @houstonchron

This legislation is streamling permitting process for outdoor recreation companies at national parks. Is this something for your state parks? Route Fifty | Key takeaways from the Explore Act, one of the largest outdoor recreation bills ever

Cities are starting to ban turf for environmental and athlete safety issues. 92% of NFL players in the player association want the NFL to eliminate turf fields. Leonel Messi doesn’t play on turf. In 2022, Boston stopped new turf in parks. FIFA requires stadiums to play the field, install natural grass for games- hello US stadiums hosting the World Cup you’re going to have […]

Legal teams for property rights groups are challenging a federal law called “Swampbuster” that requires farmers to leave unused any farm land that is deemed a wetland. The legal argument is that by not allowing farming of all owned farm lands, it is a taking.  CTM Holdings, LLC v. U.S. Department of Agriculture filed in the U.S. […]

 A new study by global researchers analyzed 300 million home sales and noted that the impact of wind turbines on home values is about 1%,  if the turbine  is within 6 miles. The further away, the less the impact. CNN | How much are wind turbines dragging down home values? A new study has surprising answers

Recently the 2nd Circuit ruled in Brinkmann v. Town of Southold that taking property with the power of eminent domain, even if the taking’s pretext is for a passive park, a public park with no amenities, it is permitted. It was argued that the true/actual/real reason the land was taken was to prevent a big box hardware […]