FEATURE ARTICLE
Shifting Climate and the Uncertainty of California’s System Yield: Adieu Water Rights? by Robert Shibatani, The Shibatani Group, Inc., Sacramento, California99
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Climate Change and Its Impact on the West Coast Vineyard Map105
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
Federal and State Legislative Update: Summary on Climate Change107
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies of Climate Change109
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Air Resources Board to Consider Adopting Supplement to Global Warming Solutions Act Scoping Plan112
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions114
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
Northwest Wind Energy Generators File Complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission after Bonneville Power Administration Limits Transmission Line Access116
New York State Governor and Two State Agencies Sued over RGGI Participation118
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Federal:
Fourth Circuit Finds Federal Court Has Jurisdiction to Hear Challenge of Carbon Emission Fee Imposed by Local Agency120
GenOn Mid-Atlantic, LLC v. Montgomery County, Maryland, ___F.3d___, Case No. 10-1882 (4th Cir. June 20, 2011).
State:
California Appeals Court Holds CEQA Litigation ‘Document Dump’ Is a Failure to ‘Exhaust’ Remedies—Greenhouse Gases Are Not ‘New Information’ . .122
Citizens for Responsible Equitable Environmental Development v. City of San Diego, ___Cal.App.4th___, Case No. D057524 (Cal. App. pub. June 10, 2011).
