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After California legalized recreational cannabis for adults in late 2017, leaders in the City of Los Angeles (City) made it their goal to give entrepreneurs…
Cannabis sales in the United States is a peculiar phenomenon if viewed through the lens of the federal government and federal law. But what happens…
On Friday, May 31, 2019, legislators in the State of Illinois voted to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Background On May 31, the Democratic-controlled…
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…
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…
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: .…
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…
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…
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…
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…
