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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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Fourth District Court of Appeal Strikes Down San Diego County’s VMT Significance Thresholds
Chris Stiles
May 12, 2025
In Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego __Cal.App.5th__, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that San Diego County’s thresholds of significance for VMT-related impacts were...
First District Court of Appeal Clarifies CEQA’s Consultation Requirements Under AB 52
Chris Stiles
May 12, 2025
In Koi Nation of Northern California v. City of Clearlake (2025) ___Cal.App.5th__, the First District Court of Appeal set aside a mitigated negative declaration (MND) for a proposed hotel, holding the...
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL HOLDS POST-FEIR WILDFIRE IMPACT ANALYSIS LEGALLY DEFICIENT
Chris Stiles
February 10, 2025
In Bonta v. County of Lake (2024) 105 Cal.App.5th 1222, the First District Court of Appeal ruled that the EIR for a proposed luxury resort in an unincorporated portion of Lake County was deficient for...
D.C. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FINDS COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LACKS AUTHORITY TO ISSUE NEPA REGULATIONS
Chris Stiles
February 10, 2025
In an opinion published on November 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration (D.C. Cir. 2024) 121 F.4th 902, found that the...
SECOND DISTRICT HOLDS AGENCY’S ADOPTION OF A MODIFIED PROJECT THAT DEVIATED FROM THAT DESCRIBED IN THE EIR DID NOT RENDER THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION UNSTABLE
Chris Stiles
February 10, 2025
In a partially published opinion, Gooden v. County of Los Angeles (2024) 106 Cal.App.5th 1, the Second District Court of Appeal held that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ decision to prohi...
THIRD DISTRICT UPHOLDS AWARD OF COSTS INCURRED BY RESPONDENT AGENCY FOR PREPARATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD, DESPITE PETITIONERS’ ELECTION TO PREPARE THE RECORD
Chris Stiles
February 7, 2025
In Yolo Land and Water Defense v. County of Yolo (2024) 105 Cal.App.5th 710, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of a CEQA petition and upheld the County’s memorandum...
The Latest
Fourth District Court of Appeal Strikes Down San Diego County’s VMT Significance Thresholds
Chris Stiles
May 12, 2025
In Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego __Cal.App.5th__, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that San Diego County’s thresholds of significance for VMT-related impacts were...
First District Court of Appeal Clarifies CEQA’s Consultation Requirements Under AB 52
Chris Stiles
May 12, 2025
In Koi Nation of Northern California v. City of Clearlake (2025) ___Cal.App.5th__, the First District Court of Appeal set aside a mitigated negative declaration (MND) for a proposed hotel, holding the...
FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL HOLDS POST-FEIR WILDFIRE IMPACT ANALYSIS LEGALLY DEFICIENT
Chris Stiles
February 10, 2025
In Bonta v. County of Lake (2024) 105 Cal.App.5th 1222, the First District Court of Appeal ruled that the EIR for a proposed luxury resort in an unincorporated portion of Lake County was deficient for...
D.C. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FINDS COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LACKS AUTHORITY TO ISSUE NEPA REGULATIONS
Chris Stiles
February 10, 2025
In an opinion published on November 12, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration (D.C. Cir. 2024) 121 F.4th 902, found that the...
SECOND DISTRICT HOLDS AGENCY’S ADOPTION OF A MODIFIED PROJECT THAT DEVIATED FROM THAT DESCRIBED IN THE EIR DID NOT RENDER THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION UNSTABLE
Chris Stiles
February 10, 2025
In a partially published opinion, Gooden v. County of Los Angeles (2024) 106 Cal.App.5th 1, the Second District Court of Appeal held that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ decision to prohi...
THIRD DISTRICT UPHOLDS AWARD OF COSTS INCURRED BY RESPONDENT AGENCY FOR PREPARATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD, DESPITE PETITIONERS’ ELECTION TO PREPARE THE RECORD
Chris Stiles
February 7, 2025
In Yolo Land and Water Defense v. County of Yolo (2024) 105 Cal.App.5th 710, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of a CEQA petition and upheld the County’s memorandum...