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Statewide Cannabis Delivery in California Faces Outrage from Certain Municipalities

Since the California Bureau of Cannabis Control’s (BCC) Permanent Regulations (Permanent Regulations) took effect on January 16, 2019 in California, one of the fiercely contested…

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Banner Year for Snowpack Does Not Necessarily Yield Reservoir Storage in Nevada

The winter of 2018-2019 yielded considerable snow fall amounts in the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges that feed the water supply for Nevada.…

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1909 Water Rights ‘Decree’ Overturned by Colorado Supreme Court for Lack of ‘Indicia of Enforceability’

The Colorado Supreme Court has held that, because a priority date is the most important element of a water right, a 1909 water decree lacking…

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Proposed California Water Tax and Legislative Funding Proposals for Water Projects Compete For Support In Uphill Climb For Approval

California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing to tax water users throughout California to help fund projects and programs to assist low-income communities where water quality…

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California State Water Board Adopts ‘State Wetland Definition’ and ‘Procedures for Dischargers of Dredge or Fill Material’

Well known is that water is a natural resource of limited supply, leading to what history and current events illustrate to be epic “water wars.”…

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California Court of Appeal Holds Claim Time Barred under Planning and Zoning Law Despite Planning Commission’s Failure to Make Decision

The California Court of Appeal for the Second Judicial District has held that appellant’s claim was barred by the 90-day statute of limitations set forth…

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Ninth Circuit Upholds City of Santa Monica’s Strict Homesharing Rules Against Challenge by Transient Online Housing Organizations

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court decision that denied popular online home-rental platforms AirBnB and HomeAway.com’s challenge to an ordinance passed…

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2019 Annual Report of California’s Cap-and-Trade Program Expenditures

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) was created by the California Legislature in 2012 to facilitate the achievement of reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…

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Congestion Pricing May Change the Way the United States Thinks About Land Use Transportation Impacts

America’s two largest cities are on the road to implementing congestion pricing, which would charge drivers a fee to enter certain areas in an effort…

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U.S. District Court Rules EPA Acted Arbitrarily and Capriciously In Refusing to Regulate Certain Stormwater Discharges

The U.S. District Court for Maryland recently granted summary judgment against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for acting arbitrarily and capriciously when it refused…

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