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Sierra Club Files CEQA Challenge to Proposed New Off-Stream Storage for the Central Valley Project

Sierra Club Files CEQA Challenge to Proposed New Off-Stream Storage for the Central Valley Project

By Holly Tokar and Meredith Nikkel On November 20, 2020, a coalition of environmental groups filed [...]

California Environmental Quality Act Considerations When Evaluating Impacts to Aquatic and Other Biological Resources

California Environmental Quality Act Considerations When Evaluating Impacts to Aquatic and Other Biological Resources

By Robbie Hull, Scott Birkey, and Clark Morrison One of the stated legislative policies underlying the [...]

California Court of Appeal Finds County’s Action to Abandon a Public Road Easement Relied on Incorrect EIR in Conducting Subsequent Review

California Court of Appeal Finds County’s Action to Abandon a Public Road Easement Relied on Incorrect EIR in Conducting Subsequent Review

By James Purvis Owners of property in a residential subdivision brought an inverse condemnation claim against [...]

California Supreme Court Holds County’s Blanket Classification of Well Construction Permit Issuances as Ministerial Violates CEQA

California Supreme Court Holds County’s Blanket Classification of Well Construction Permit Issuances as Ministerial Violates CEQA

By Christina Berglund The California Supreme Court in Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. County of [...]