FEATURE ARTICLE
Riding the Wave of Recycled Water: Developments in Recycled Water Projects and Addressing Related Water Supply Issues by Maya R. Ferry Stafford, Esq., Downey Brand, Sacramento, California35
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Construction Starts on Large Chilean Wind Project40
U.S. General Services Administration Releases Review of Green Building Certifications41
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Honors Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Designs43
California OPR Proposes Streamlined CEQA Review that Will Benefit Infill Development Projects under SB 22644
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Mexico’s Legislature Gives Final Approval to National Climate Change
Law47
Summary of California Bills Addressing Climate Change48
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change50
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Issues Draft Guidance on Underground Injection Control Permits for Hydraulic Fracturing Using Diesel Fuel53
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions55
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
New Lawsuit Seeks to Reverse Bureau of Reclamation’s Final Decision to Recirculate Flood Waters for the Benefit of California Farmers57
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
District Court Limits Affirmative Defenses in a CERCLA Contribution Claim59
ConocoPhillips Pipe Line Company v. Rogers Cartage Company, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 3:11-cv-497-DRH-DGW (S.D. Ill. Apr. 12, 2012).
California Court of Appeal Holds Future Conditions Can Be Used as a Baseline for Analyzing a Project’s Environmental Impacts Under the CEQA61
Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority, 204 Cal.App.4th 1480 (2nd Dist. 2012).
