ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Biden Administration Announces $300 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Spending Towards California Water Infrastructure217
California Governor Issues Executive Order Terminating Provisions of Prior Drought Emergency Proclamations and Executive Orders219
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
EPA Proposes First-Ever Enforceable Nationwide Primary Drinking Water Standards for PFAS221
New EPA Regulations Targeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Power Plants Reported to Be Imminent222
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Releases Supplemental EIS on Colorado River Operations at Lake Mead and Lake Powell224
California Department of Water Resources Spells out Next Steps for
Inadequate Groundwater Sustainability Plans at State Water Board
Meeting226
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions229
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
Ninth Circuit Finds FAA Failed to Take Requisite ‘Hard Look” under NEPA at Noise Impacts from Airport Terminal Replacement Project234
City of Los Angeles v. Federal Aviation Administration, ___F.4th___, Case No. 21-71170 (9th Cir. Mar. 29, 2023).
Fourth Circuit Upholds Virginia’s Clean Water Act 401 Permit for Natural Gas Pipeline234
Sierra Club v. State Water Control Board, 64 F.4th 187 (4th Cir. Mar. 29, 2023).
Court of Federal Claims:
Court of Federal Claims Partially Grants Motion
to Impose Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence Relating to Clean Water Act Permitting of Waste
Discharges236
United Affiliates Corp. v. United States, 164 Fed. Cl. 565, 571 (Feb. 28, 2023).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
California Court of Appeal Affirms Judgment
Rejecting CEQA Challenges to Oakland A’s Proposed Ballpark EIR—Addresses Wind Impacts
Mitigation240
East Oakland Stadium Alliance v. City of Oakland, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. A166221 (1st Dist. Mar. 30, 2023).
California Court of Appeal Upholds State Water Resources Control Board’s General Waste Discharge Requirements in WQO 2018-0002243
Environmental Law Foundation v. State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. C093513, ___Cal.App.5th___, 305 Cal.Rptr.3d 862 (3rd Dist. 2023).
California Court of Appeal Affirms Ruling Setting Aside Addendum to Program EIR and Related
Approvals for Office Complex245
IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v. City of Irvine, 88 Cal.App.5th 1000 (4th Dist. 2023).
California Court of Appeal Vacates Trial Court Order Granting Utility’s Motion for Pre-Judgment Possession to Maintain Electronic Transmission Lines247
Robinson v. Superior Court of Kern County, 88 Cal.App.5th 1144 (5th Dist. 2023).
