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On October 25, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released a report entitled, “Review of the Department of the Interior Actions that Potentially…
Approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State on September 29, 2017, Assembly Bill (AB) 1505 takes effect on January 1, 2018.…
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is updating the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta Plan). Currently,…
The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) recently announced that it had accepted a “landmark” agreement defining the state’s commitment to restore and manage…
Since June 2016, the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has been working to develop a state wetlands definition, as well as revised procedures…
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, on remand, recently found that corporate defendants intentionally sold buildings contaminated with polychlorinated bipehnyls (PCBs)…
On September 15, 2017, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal issued an opinion reversing the decision of the U.S District Court to uphold four coal…
On October 10, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 150 (Allen), which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by strengthening state…
Severe Turbulence on Flights May Increase Dramatically due to Climate Change Turbulence accounts for the majority of weather-related accidents on flights. Clear-air turbulence (CAT) occurs…
Entitlement lawyers can toil for months if not years in getting a project lined up, application submitted, and approvals passed by the applicable local agency.…
