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Capping several years of litigation, on July 21, 2016, the California Supreme Court determined in Property Reserve, Inc. v. Superior Court that California’s eminent domain…
The White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the federal entity with responsibility for implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issued final guidance…
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Final Rule partially imposing a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) on the…
In a second look at withdrawal of fill disposal sites by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from a federal Clean Water Act (CWA) §…
Delta Stewardship Council Cases, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4758 (Sac. Sup. Ct. May 18, 2016). Judge Michael Kenny has issued a ruling (Ruling) on…
The quarterly auction in California’s cap-and-trade market for greenhouse gases, conducted May 18, 2016, fell drastically below the expected $150 million, providing only $10 million…
While it remains in the forefront of national controversy for other reasons, the Second Amendment has not been the focus of many land use cases.…
In a decision with the potential to significantly reduce the time, uncertainty, and expense of development on land with disputed wetlands-designations, the U.S. Supreme Court…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would substantially revise the FWS’ regulations regarding the…
In May, the California State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB) published final Guidelines (Guidelines) for the administration of its Groundwater Sustainability Grant Program (Program) under…
