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Category "California Land Use Law & Policy"

Ninth Circuit Requires U.S. Forest Service to Prepare EIS—Finds Environmental Assessment for Restoration Project Inadequate

Ninth Circuit Requires U.S. Forest Service to Prepare EIS—Finds Environmental Assessment for Restoration Project Inadequate

By Travis Brooks The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently rejected an Environmental [...]

U.S. District Court finds Nationwide Permit for Keystone Xl Pipeline Project Violates the Endangered Species Act

U.S. District Court finds Nationwide Permit for Keystone Xl Pipeline Project Violates the Endangered Species Act

By Patrick Skahan and Rebecca Andrews The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana recently [...]

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order that Suspends Certain Noticing Deadlines Under the CEQA

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order that Suspends Certain Noticing Deadlines Under the CEQA

By Nedda Mahrou Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order suspending various timeline aspects [...]

U.S. Supreme Court Finds ‘Functional Equivalent’ Test Guides the Inquiry Whether an NPDES Permit is Required for Groundwater Point Sources that Link to Waters of the U.S.

U.S. Supreme Court Finds ‘Functional Equivalent’ Test Guides the Inquiry Whether an NPDES Permit is Required for Groundwater Point Sources that Link to Waters of the U.S.

By Travis Brooks On April 23, in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund,  the U.S. [...]