Environmental, Energy and Climate Change Law & Regulation Reporter
April 2018
Volume 10, Number 11
April 2018
FEATURE ARTICLE
California’s 2030 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scoping Plan Advances Global Climate Leadership and Presents Opportunities for Landowners and Land Managers by Michelle Passero, LL.M, Alexandra Leumer, J.D. and David Marvin, Ph.D., The Nature Conservancy, California307
CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS
Results of First Joint California, Québec, and Ontario Cap-and-Trade Auction Announced313
A Glimpse into EPA’s Future: William Wehrum Returns to Head Office of Air and Radiation314
California Wildfires—Utilities, Losses and Climate Change315
CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE
Recent Scientific Studies on Climate Change317
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties, and Sanctions320
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
U.S. Army Corps and EPA Delay Implementation of Controversial Rule Defining ‘Waters of the United States’ under the Clean Water Act322
EPA Memo Clarifies Agency’s Position Regarding New Source Review Applicability Procedures for Major Modifications324
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
New State Law to Require Annual Dam and Reservoir Inspections in California326
A Summary of Pending Climate Change Related Legislation in California328
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
D.C. Circuit Vacates Parts of EPA’s Final Rule That Revokes 1997 National Ambient Air Quality Standards331
South Coast Air Quality Management District v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.3d___, Case Nos. 15-1115, 15-1123 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 16, 2018).
District Court Rules That Final EIS/EIR and BiOp Opinion for Water Transfers Did Not Fully Comply with NEPA, CEQA, and the Endangered Species Act333
AquAlliance v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, et al., ___F.Supp.3d___, Case No. 1:15-cv-754-LJO-BAM (E.D. Cal. Feb. 15, 2018).
