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Fulfilling Campaign Promise, President Trump Begins Expected Repeal of Clean Power Plan

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…

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Ninth Circuit Confirms U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Has Broad Authority to Release Water From Trinity River For Downstream Fish Benefits

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…

Read More 2017-03-30

Third District Court of Appeal Upholds Denial of Petition for Writ of Mandate Seeking to Prevent $30 Million in Redevelopment Housing Funds Return to Orange County

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…

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Interstate Compact Litigation Update: Special Master’s First Interim Report Ordered to be Filed Recommending U.S. Supreme Court Deny New Mexico’s Motion to Dismiss

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,…

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Oregon Considers Legislation Targeting Stormwater Discharge

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…

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Washington Supreme Court Denies Review of Enloe Dam Water Right

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…

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California Supreme Court Rules Public Employees and Officials’ Personal Email Accounts Are Not Beyond Reach of the Public Records Act

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…

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D.C. Circuit Finds It Lacks Jurisdiction to Review EPA’s Decision to Not Follow Eighth Circuit Clean Water Act Precedent

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.…

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California’s 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan Update: The Proposed Scenario

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…

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President Trump Orders U.S. EPA to Reconsider Its Review of Obama’s Proposed Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules

On March 15, 2017, while standing before a group of auto industry executives and workers in Detroit, Michigan, President Donald Trump announced that he has…

Read More 2017-03-30