This BB&K webinar provides a brief review of the latest developments in CEQA compliance. This webinar addresses both new CEQA statutory and regulatory requirements, and also discusses recent case law interpretations affecting...more
6/22/2018
/ Air Quality Standards ,
CEQA ,
Entitlements ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exemptions ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Mitigated Negative Declaration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Special Districts ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Transportation Industry ,
Water ,
Water Supplies ,
Wildfires
Changes to the California Environmental Quality Act are on the horizon.
According to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, the changes “consist of refinements and clarifications of existing requirements.” Several...more
In a highly anticipated decision, Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. San Diego Association of Governments, the California Supreme Court held recently that an environmental impact report for a regional transportation plan...more
7/18/2017
/ CA Supreme Court ,
CEQA ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Jerry Brown ,
Public Agencies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
San Diego Assoc of Governments (SANDAG) ,
Transportation Industry
The scientific community largely accepts that the climate is changing, and that there is a “greater than 95 percent” chance that we are the cause. In late 2015, nations around the world gathered in Paris to attempt to combat...more
6/30/2017
/ Carbon Emissions ,
CEQA ,
Climate Change ,
Energy & Climate Debates ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paris Agreement ,
Trump Administration
Gov. Brown Expected to Sign Laws that Will Have CEQA Implications -
In the final days of its session, the California Legislature passed two climate change bills that expand existing laws aimed at reducing statewide...more
California Supreme Court Overturns Environmental Impact Report Related to Proposed Residential Development -
In a much-anticipated decision, Center for Biological Diversity v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife,...more
In a recent case involving the California Environmental Quality Act, a state appellate court upheld a city’s decision to exempt from environmental review a residential development because it was consistent with a broader...more