Month: February 2018

On April 28, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order called Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy (Order).   The Order established a policy of “energy security and economic vitality” through offshore energy exploration and production.  It also directed the Secretary of Department of the Interior to review existing offshore oil and gas leasing plans. […]Continue reading

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Partnerships among federal and state agencies, private parties, and non-governmental organizations play an important role in conserving fish and wildlife habitat. The importance of this collaboration for habitat protection and management is detailed in the State Wildlife Action Plan, which MassWildlife updated in order to receive funding under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s State […]Continue reading

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The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently reviewed adverse possession of wild and wooded areas. In Paine v. Sexton, 88 Mass. App. Ct. 389 (2015), the Plaintiff campground operators asserted rights to property based on record title and adverse possession.  While it did not validate record title, the Court recognized the Plaintiffs’ adverse possession claims.  In doing so, […]Continue reading

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