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Nevada State Engineer Approves Long-Sought Water Permits for Molybdenum Mine By Allowing Mitigation of Conflicts with Existing Rights

On June 6, 2019, the Nevada State Engineer issued Ruling 6464, which approved over 11,000 acre-feet of groundwater applications for a proposed molybdenum mine in…

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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Revives Plan to Raise California’s Shasta Dam

Since the 1980s, Shasta Dam has been a focal point in debates for increasing the state’s water storage capacity. In 2014, such a proposal initially…

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California Legislators Reject Water Tax but Approve Funding for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water

California lawmakers recently approved and presented to Governor Gavin Newsom a $214.8 billion California budget with new spending for safe and affordable drinking water: .…

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Seven Colorado River Basin States Agree to new Action Plan to Protect Vital River Water

In May 2019, state and federal stakeholders in the Colorado River’s water supply reached an agreement designed to reduce risks from ongoing and anticipated droughts…

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California Court of Appeal Strikes Down City’s Park Impact Fees as Violating the Mitigation Fee Act

This case involves a developer’s challenge to the City of Alameda’s (City) development impact fee ordinance, based on the argument that the proposed fees for…

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California Court of Appeal Invalidates Local Ordinance Imposing Groundwater Extraction Limits

On May 14, 2019, the California Court of Appeal for the First Judicial District concluded that the Mendocino Community Services District was authorized to impose…

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Facing Sea Level Rise, California Coastal Commission Tests Powers for ‘Managed Retreat’ of Homes Along the Coastline

The California Coastal Commission (Commission)is charged with protecting the state’s beaches from the effects of overdevelopment. Yet with climate change projections predicting rising sea levels…

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Trump Administration Alters the Metrics for Measuring Global Warming

Due to changes in metrics allowed to be utilized in climate models, portions of the federal government will no longer meet scientific metrics of accuracy…

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California’s New Cannabis Regulations Approved by the State Office of Administrative Law, Now in Effect

On January 16, 2019, California’s three state cannabis licensing authorities announced that the Office of Administrative Law officially approved state regulations for cannabis businesses across the…

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Receivership Law in Colorado as Applied to the Cannabis Business

The law of receivership in Colorado has it's quirks when applied to the setting of retail cannabis sales. Background on Receivership in Colorado Under Colorado…

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