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Oregon board finds airport easement ordinance unconstitutional

July 28, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Daniel Himebaugh The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has ruled that a City of Hillsboro ordinance requiring property owners to dedicate an avigation easement as a condition on property development is facially unconstitutional.  The ruling affects over 7,000 parcels located near the Hillsboro Airport, according to the weekly newslette ...

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Is environmental law an ass?

January 28, 2016 | By JONATHAN WOOD

No, according to a decision from the Second Circuit issued this week. In Friends of Animals v. Clay, a radical animal rights group challenged a federal permit to take migratory birds that pose a risk to planes at New York’s La Guardia and JFK airports. Birds can be a major threat to planes. Collisions can … ...