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A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law






A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
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EPA PUBLISHES REVISED DEFINITION OF “WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES” IN RESPONSE TO SCOTUS’ SACKETT DECISION.
Bridget McDonald
September 1, 2023
On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) issued a final rule to amend the agencies’ earlier “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United...
U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS FEDERAL PERMITTING JURISDICTION UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT, HOLDING THAT ONLY WETLANDS WITH A SURFACE CONNECTION TO INTERSTATE NAVIGABLE WATERS CONSTITUTE “WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.”
Bridget McDonald
August 23, 2023
SUMMARY AND UPDATE In a highly-anticipated decision published on May 25, 2023, the United Stated Supreme Court in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (2023) 598 U.S. __, 143 S.Ct. 1322 (No. 21-...
FIRST DISTRICT UPHOLDS EIR FOR UC BERKELEY’S WILDFIRE FUEL MANAGEMENT PLAN
Casey Shorrock
June 22, 2023
In a partially published opinion Claremont Canyon Conservancy v. Regents of the University of California (2023) 92.Cal.App.5th 474, the First District Court of Appeal held that an EIR for wildfire-dri...
SECOND DISTRICT UPHOLDS CITY OF POMONA’S RELIANCE ON CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15183 EXEMPTION FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT ALLOWING COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES
Casey Shorrock
June 20, 2023
In Lucas v. City of Pomona (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th 508, the Second District Court of Appeal held that the City of Pomona properly relied on the exemption provided in CEQA Guidelines section 15183 when a...
SECOND DISTRICT UPHOLDS CITY OF VENTURA’S DETERMINATION THAT A 1989 BRONZE STATUE OF FATHER JUNÍPERO SERRA IS NOT A HISTORIC LANDMARK AND THEREFORE ITS RELOCATION WAS NOT SUBJECT TO CEQA
Casey Shorrock
June 14, 2023
In Coalition for Historical Integrity v. City of San Buenaventura (2023) 92.Cal.App.5th 430, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s determination that the City of San Buenavent...
SECOND DISTRICT HOLDS REGIONAL WATER BOARDS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO EVALUATE UNREASONABLE USE OF WATER OR MAKE FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE WHEN ISSUING WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS
Louisa Rogers
June 6, 2023
UPDATE: On June 2, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal vacated their prior opinion and issued a revised opinion in Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board (2023) 92 Cal.Ap...
The Latest
EPA PUBLISHES REVISED DEFINITION OF “WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES” IN RESPONSE TO SCOTUS’ SACKETT DECISION.
Bridget McDonald
September 1, 2023
On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) issued a final rule to amend the agencies’ earlier “Revised Definition of ‘Waters of the United...
U.S. SUPREME COURT LIMITS FEDERAL PERMITTING JURISDICTION UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT, HOLDING THAT ONLY WETLANDS WITH A SURFACE CONNECTION TO INTERSTATE NAVIGABLE WATERS CONSTITUTE “WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.”
Bridget McDonald
August 23, 2023
SUMMARY AND UPDATE In a highly-anticipated decision published on May 25, 2023, the United Stated Supreme Court in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (2023) 598 U.S. __, 143 S.Ct. 1322 (No. 21-...
FIRST DISTRICT UPHOLDS EIR FOR UC BERKELEY’S WILDFIRE FUEL MANAGEMENT PLAN
Casey Shorrock
June 22, 2023
In a partially published opinion Claremont Canyon Conservancy v. Regents of the University of California (2023) 92.Cal.App.5th 474, the First District Court of Appeal held that an EIR for wildfire-dri...
SECOND DISTRICT UPHOLDS CITY OF POMONA’S RELIANCE ON CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15183 EXEMPTION FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT ALLOWING COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES
Casey Shorrock
June 20, 2023
In Lucas v. City of Pomona (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th 508, the Second District Court of Appeal held that the City of Pomona properly relied on the exemption provided in CEQA Guidelines section 15183 when a...
SECOND DISTRICT UPHOLDS CITY OF VENTURA’S DETERMINATION THAT A 1989 BRONZE STATUE OF FATHER JUNÍPERO SERRA IS NOT A HISTORIC LANDMARK AND THEREFORE ITS RELOCATION WAS NOT SUBJECT TO CEQA
Casey Shorrock
June 14, 2023
In Coalition for Historical Integrity v. City of San Buenaventura (2023) 92.Cal.App.5th 430, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s determination that the City of San Buenavent...
SECOND DISTRICT HOLDS REGIONAL WATER BOARDS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO EVALUATE UNREASONABLE USE OF WATER OR MAKE FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE WHEN ISSUING WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS
Louisa Rogers
June 6, 2023
UPDATE: On June 2, 2023, the Second District Court of Appeal vacated their prior opinion and issued a revised opinion in Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board (2023) 92 Cal.Ap...