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ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Lower Colorado River Basin Water Agencies Reach Agreement on 500+ Plan as Drought Response Efforts Continue94
New Mexico’s Water Managers Continue to Adapt to Water Scarcity in the Face of Drought-Driven Diminished Water Supplies95
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
$1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Legislation Provides Funding and NEPA Streamlining for Key Environmental and Infrastructure Projects98
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Department of the Interior Approves Solar Projects on BLM-Managed California Lands—Solicits Interest for Solar Leasing on BLM-Managed Lands In Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada102
California State Water Resources Control Board Considers Imposing Mandatory Water Use Restrictions Statewide in Response to Drought Condi-
tions103
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions106
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Court of Appeals:
D.C. Circuit Vacates EPA’s Truck Trailer Greenhouse Gas Standards110
Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ___F.4th___, Case No. 16-1430 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 12, 2021).
District Court:
District Court Grants Civil Penalties, Fees, and Costs Against Discharger of Pesticides in Violation of Its NPDES Permit111
Cooper v. Toledo Area Sanitary Dist., ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 3:16-cv-1698 (N.D. Oh. Nov. 22, 2021).
District Court Rejects Tribal Challenge to Existing Licensed Hydroelectric Project113
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v City of Seattle and Seattle City Light, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. 2:21-cv-1014 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 2, 2021).
District Court Admits Evidence over Objection in Clean Water Act Criminal Prosecution114
United States v. Sanft, ___F.Supp.4th___, Case No. CR 19-00258 RAJ (W.D. Wash. Nov. 12, Nov. 16, 2021).
