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By Miguel Mauricio In a decision addressing inverse condemnation and constitutional takings claims, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed claims…
By Christina Suarez, and Darien Key On February 12, 2026, California has extended protections to certain mountain lion populations under the California Endangered Species Act…
By Derek Hoffman, Darien Key In 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued recommendations, in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, which relaxed…
By Brett Stroud On March 2, 2026, three environmental non-government associations (NGOs)— San Francisco Baykeeper, Center for Biological Diversity, and Friends of the River—filed a…
By David Boyer The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has officially finalized its updated guidance on land subsidence, transitioning from the Draft Subsidence Best…
By Micheline Nadeau Fairbank In Egger Enterprises v. State Engineer, the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the State Engineer’s decision to deny extensions of time to…
By Darien Key In an August 5, 2025, published opinion from the Fifth Appellate District Court of Appeal, in Camarillo Sanitary District et al. v.…
By Jake R. Voorhees and Austn Cho On July 24, 2025, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released a Revised Draft Update…
By Evan Klouse and Micheline Fairbank The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is conducting an environmental review to examine solutions to sediment-related storage losses in…
[THE SUPREME COURT'S MAJORITY OPINION IN SUMMARY AND EXCERPT] An 1868 peace treaty between the United States and the Navajo Tribe established the Navajo Reservation…
