FEATURE ARTICLE
The Rapanos Decision Revisited—EPA and the Corps of Engineers’ Proposed Rule Will Attempt to Clarify ‘Waters of the United States’ by Paul L. Noto, Esq., Patrick, Miller, Kropf and Noto, P.C., Aspen, Colorado and S. Chapin Lewis, Esq., Colorado35
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
California Air Pollution Association Predicts Global Warming and Climate Change to Worsen Air Pollution39
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change41
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
California Air Resources Board Releases New Truck and Bus Regula-
tion44
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions46
JUDICIAL DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds EPA’s Clean Air Act Cross-State Air Pollution Rule49
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P., ___U.S.___, 134 S.Ct. 1584 (Apr. 29, 2014).
D.C. Circuit Questions EPA Allegation that Judicial Review of Claims Challenging Cleanup of Uranium Sites Is Barred by EPA Assertion It Is Pursuing Removal or Remedial Action51
El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. U.S., ___F.3d___, Case No. 12-5156 consolidated with 12-5157 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 4, 2014).
D.C. Circuit Affirms EPA’s Regulations Lowering Particulate Matter Pursuant to Clean Air Act National Ambient Air Quality Standards53
National Association of Manufacturers. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case No. 13-1069 (D.C. Cir. May 9, 2014).
District Court Upholds the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Lake Tahoe Regional Plan Update55
Sierra Club v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 2:13-cv-00267 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 7, 2014).
District Court Orders EPA to Complete Review of Federal Clean Air Act National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone57
Sierra Club et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al., ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 4:13-cv-02809 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 2014).
Fishing for Trouble: District Court Finds Failing to Abide by the Federal ESA Can Swiftly Derail a Project59
Souza v. California Department of Transportation, ___F.Supp.2d___, Case No. 13-cv-04407-JD (N.D. Cal. May 2, 2014).
Federal Claims Court Finds Mineral Exploratory Company Has No Property Rights in Public Lands for Mining Purposes60
Vane Minerals (US), LLC v. U.S., Case No. 12-646 L (Fed. Cl. Apr. 29, 2014).
