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Category "California Land Use Law & Policy"

New MOU entered for Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery Efforts—Proposes to Stay Long Term Litigation Until 2028

New MOU entered for Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery Efforts—Proposes to Stay Long Term Litigation Until 2028

By Jamie Morin, Esq. On December 14, 2023, a number of parties to pending litigation filed [...]

California Court of Appeal Finds City Ordinance that Reduced Allowed Floor Area Ratios for Single-Family Residences Violated the Housing Crisis Act

California Court of Appeal Finds City Ordinance that Reduced Allowed Floor Area Ratios for Single-Family Residences Violated the Housing Crisis Act

By Eric Cohn and E.J.Schloss The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (the Act or HCA), in [...]

California Court of Appeal Affirms Denial of Writ Petition Challenging Community Master Plan EIR Climate Change Emissions Analysis Methodology

California Court of Appeal Affirms Denial of Writ Petition Challenging Community Master Plan EIR Climate Change Emissions Analysis Methodology

By Boyd Hill California’s Third District Court of Appeal in Tsakopoulos Investments, LLC v. County of [...]

To Conform with Recent Supreme Court Decision, EPA and Army Amend “Waters of the United States” Rule

On August 29, 2023 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of [...]