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Category "Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation"

California Court of Appeal Finds Coastal Commission’s Coastal Act ‘Do Novo’ Review Moots CEQA Challenge to Municipal Approval of Coastal Development Permit

The Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld the trial court’s determination that the California Coastal [...]

The Trump Administration Border Wall—9th Circuit Panel Determines Illegal Immigration Act Allows for Waiver of Environmental Laws

In August and September of 2017, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (Secretary) [...]

Federal ‘Green New Deal’ Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives

Democratic House Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey have introduced a Resolution termed the [...]

Ninth Circuit Finds Fish and Wildlife Service Could Not Withhold Some Draft Jeopardy Opinions from Disclosure Under FOIA Exemption

This action deals with materials generated during the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed new [...]