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Category "California Water Law & Policy"

State Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration’s Revamp of the National Environmental Policy Act

State Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration’s Revamp of the National Environmental Policy Act

By Geremy Holm, Miles Krieger, Steve Anderson In July 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality adopted [...]

Nevada Supreme Court Answers Certified Questions from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Regarding the State’s Public Trust Doctrine

Nevada Supreme Court Answers Certified Questions from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Regarding the State’s Public Trust Doctrine

By Debbie Leonard On September 17, 2020, the Nevada Supreme Court issued an eagerly awaited ruling [...]

California Supreme Court Holds County’s Blanket Classification of Well Construction Permit Issuances as Ministerial Violates CEQA

California Supreme Court Holds County’s Blanket Classification of Well Construction Permit Issuances as Ministerial Violates CEQA

By Christina Berglund The California Supreme Court in Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. County of [...]

Council on Environmental Quality Publishes Final Rule Updating NEPA’s Implementing Regulations

Council on Environmental Quality Publishes Final Rule Updating NEPA’s Implementing Regulations

By Sam Bivins and Meredith Nikkel The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently published a final [...]