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On September 2, the California Water Commission (CWC) released revised draft regulations designed to implement the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP). The regulations govern eligibility…
The San Francisco Superior Court has denied two petitions for writ of mandate to set aside the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure’s (OCII) certification…
The Fifth District Court of Appeal has held that the City of Modesto’s General Plan contains flexible policies that permitted the approval of a shopping…
Capping several years of litigation, on July 21, 2016, the California Supreme Court determined in Property Reserve, Inc. v. Superior Court that California’s eminent domain…
The White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the federal entity with responsibility for implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issued final guidance…
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Final Rule partially imposing a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) on the…
In a second look at withdrawal of fill disposal sites by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from a federal Clean Water Act (CWA) §…
Delta Stewardship Council Cases, Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4758 (Sac. Sup. Ct. May 18, 2016). Judge Michael Kenny has issued a ruling (Ruling) on…
The quarterly auction in California’s cap-and-trade market for greenhouse gases, conducted May 18, 2016, fell drastically below the expected $150 million, providing only $10 million…
While it remains in the forefront of national controversy for other reasons, the Second Amendment has not been the focus of many land use cases.…
