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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Relax Emissions Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles

On April 2, 2018, after months of suggesting the Trump administration would roll back the Obama-era greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards applicable to light-duty vehicles,…

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Controversy Grows with Upper Colorado River Basin States Upset with the Central Arizona Water Conservation District’s Water Strategy

Leaders from the four Colorado River Upper Basin states and Denver Water recently sent a series of letters to the water managers in Arizona claiming…

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Fourth Circuit Rules Groundwater Discharge May Be Basis For Clean Water Act Citizen Suit On Well Pleaded Claim

A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision could have some impact on whether the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and related federal Clean…

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Second District Court Finds Infill Development Project’s Parking Impacts Were Exempt From Environmental Review

The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a decision of the trial court upholding the City of Covina’s approval of a mixed-use, infill project near…

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Fourth District Court Affirms Trial Court’s Decision Regarding the Calculation of School Impact Fees for Common Areas

The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion related to the proper interpretation of Government Code § 65995 dealing with statutory school fees.…

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Trump Administration Sues California over New State Law Related to the Sale of Federal Lands

The Trump Administration has filed suit against the State of California over a land use bill that gives the state a right of first refusal…

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California State Water Board Adopts Regulations Governing Use of Recycled Water for Surface Water Augmentation

After a two-year public review process, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has adopted new regulations setting requirements for the quality of treated recycled…

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President and Congress Approve $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill Including $20 Billion for Water

On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed HR1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (now Public Law 115-141, (Appropriations Act)) which will fund the federal government…

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California Court of Appeal Finds Environmental Impact Report For General Plan Update Was Not Required to Analyze Urban Decay

The Fifth District Court of Appeal upheld the City of Visalia’s certification of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for its General Plan update, finding that…

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California Court of Appeal Finds Homeowner Association has Standing to Bring Inverse Condemnation Suit Related to Los Angeles Transit Route

In Sierra Palms Homeowners Association a homeowner’s association brought suit against a municipal entity for inverse condemnation. The municipal entity demurred on the grounds the…

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