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Beginning in 2016, approvals by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of small oil refinery exemptions from requirements to incorporate a minimum amount of renewables…
The California State Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently completed its multi‑phased prioritization of the state’s 515 groundwater basins and sub-basins. As a result, many…
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently released a draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the long-term operation of the California State Water Project,…
The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that a referendum petition that incorporated all of the text of a General Plan amendment that it sought…
Plaintiffs challenged the decision of the City of San Diego to approve a residential development project pursuant to CEQA’s “Class 32” infill development exemption. The…
Governor Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-19-19 (Executive Order), directing California’s Transportation Agency, pension funds, and the Department of General Services to reconsider how…
In a previous issue we reviewed a United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) report regarding the vulnerability of DoD infrastructure to climate-related events, including…
By James Purvis, Esq. A public benefit organization filed a petition for writ of mandate against the California Coastal Commission (Commission) and the San Diego…
By Alexa Shasteen, Esq. On September 24, 2019, the Native Fish Society, Center for Biological Diversity, and Umpqua Watersheds (petitioners) petitioned the National Marine Fisheries…
By John Sittler, Esq. and Paul Noto, Esq. Colorado voters narrowly passed Proposition DD during the general election on November 5, 2019. Proposition DD legalizes…
