Environmental advocates told 21 News one concern is that data centers use a lot of water for cooling, and worry that discharge can change water conditions and release unwanted chemicals after running ...

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — The City of Treasure Island will close its Community Development Department to the public on Tuesday and Thursday of this week to focus on clearing a backlog of permits. There ...

A recent North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling could require environmental regulators to submit proposed changes to general permits to the state’s rule review process, attorneys on both sides of the ...

CHARLOTTE — The pace which concealed carry permits have been issued in Mecklenburg County has been the subject of a court fight for years. “Sheriff (Garry) McFadden always has a reason for obstructing ...

There were squeals of excitement among migrant children in Denver on Thursday as they got dropped off back at their shelter from their first day of preschool. "Us here, we came for a future, but most ...

The city of New Orleans has begun a new permitting process for live entertainment in outdoor and some indoor settings. The city is defining “live entertainment” as musical acts, theatrical plays, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A semi-automatic rifle license is now required in New York State to purchase and take possession of semiautomatic rifles. Any person that possessed a semi-automatic rifle prior to ...

It’s one of real estate development’s hard truths. It’s also one people learn earliest on. What takes too long costs too much. Success or failure of any project is mostly a matter of hour-glass-like ...

As part of Palm Beach's zoning code overhaul, staff in the Planning, Zoning and Building Department have been rolling out small changes to the building permits process since late last year. With these ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- General Iron wants to move its scrapyard from the city's Lincoln Park neighborhood. But on Friday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot delayed the permit process for the company after the U.S.