ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
Tribes and Tribal Organizations in Nevada and Other Western States Receive Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects249
LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
California Flood Flows—New Legislative Attempts to Capture Precipitation under New Water Code 1242 After Another Wet Water Year251
REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS
Department of Energy Issues Final Rule Coordinating Permitting for
Energy Transmission Projects254
U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS Release Final Rules on
Transferability under the Inflation Reduction Act255
Colorado First State to Fill Wetlands Regulatory Gap Left by Sackett
Decision256
Washington State Department of Ecology Issues Second Draft Municipal Water Law Interpretative and Policy Statement258
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
Recent Investigations, Settlements, Penalties and Sanctions260
LAWSUITS FILED OR PENDING
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Regional Water Board Sue San Francisco over Discharges in the Bay265
RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS
Circuit Court of Appeals:
First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Marine Mammal Protection Act Challenge to Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project267
Melone v. Coit, 100 F.4th 21 (1st Cir. 2024).
Ninth Circuit Rejects Appeal by Environmental Groups Challenging Federal Management Plan for Glen Canyon Dam268
Save the Colorado v. U.S. Dept of the Interior, Unpub., Case No. 23-15247 (9th Cir. Apr. 24, 2024).
RECENT STATE DECISIONS
California Court of Appeal Affirms Decision Denying Class Certification in Matter Alleging Water Treatment Plant Failed to Maintain Proper Pipe Control Measures271
Malmquist, et al., v. City of Folsom, ___Cal.App.5th___, Case No. C099011 (3rd Dist. Apr. 17, 2024).
California Court of Appeal Denies CEQA Challenge to City of Glendale’s Citywide Pedestrian Plan273
Protect Our Glendale v. City of Glendale, Unpub., Case No. B329274 (2nd Dist. May 1, 2024).
