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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for review brought by plaintiffs tribal conservation organizations and environmental interest groups challenging the Federal Implementation…
On March 28, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth” (Executive Order) which commences the rollback of…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) had statutorily granted power to release water in excess of…
California’s Third District Court of Appeal has held that the California Department of Finance properly held that approximately $30 million in funds for affordable housing…
On March 20, 2017, the First Interim Report of Special Master Gregory Grimsal was ordered to be filed in Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado,…
The Oregon State Legislature is considering legislation that would require public entities discharging stormwater into canals or other infrastructure belonging to special districts or local…
On March 8, 2017, the Washington Supreme Court refused to accept review of a decision by the Court of Appeals affirming reliance on an exception…
The California Supreme Court has ruled in City of San Jose v. Superior Court that where a public employee uses a personal email account or…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently held that the Center for Regulatory Reasonableness, an industry group, could not sue the U.S.…
Earlier this year, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update (Scoping Plan), which is a draft version of…
