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A pipeline developer sought to rely on a nationwide permit under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) for various stream crossings. However, the pipeline’s Federal…
The Utah Court of Appeals has held that consistent with Article XI, § 6 of the Utah Constitution, a municipality is not obligated to provide…
In Citizens for Responsible Development in The Dalles, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the decision of the Oregon Department of State Lands…
On December 11, 2018, the Director of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Karla A. Nemeth, certified and approved the Final Environmental Impact Report…
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) recently executed agreements updating the respective agencies’…
In December 2018, the California Court of Appeal for the Third District issued its decision in Georgetown Preservation Society v. County of El Dorado. The…
California’s housing crisis is perhaps the state’s best-known feature, or now at least tied with sunshine and surfing. Despite of flurry of legislation in recent…
In 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill (AB) 109, creating a research program within California’s Strategic Growth Council (SGC). AB 109 also allocated $11…
On December 13, 2018, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Inc., the Association of Global Automakers, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed its amicusbrief to…
Environmental group brought citizen suit challenging unpermitted discharge of coal ash wastewater via groundwater seeps and thence to navigable surface waters. The U.S. District Court…
