The Ninth Circuit held that the EPA violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIRFA) by failing to assess adverse effects of a pesticide — Enlist Duo —on monarch butterfly habitat. National Family Farm...more
On April 8, 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the finalization of a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for the monarch butterfly. Authorized by the Endangered Species Act, a CCAA is a...more
Land Use and Development Case Summaries (short form) -
1. PLANNING AND ZONING -
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE V. CITY OF MORENO VALLEY,
26 Cal. App. 5th 689 (2018) -
Based on the language and...more
1/29/2019
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Appeals ,
Building Permits ,
Building Standards ,
CA Supreme Court ,
California Coastal Commission ,
CEQA ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Density Bonus ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Exemptions ,
Fully Protected Species ,
General Plan ,
Homeowners ,
Housing Developers ,
Housing Market ,
Impact Fees ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
Mitigated Negative Declaration ,
New Legislation ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Development ,
Referendums ,
Regulatory Takings ,
School Districts ,
State and Local Government ,
Subdivision Map Act ,
Sustainability ,
Traffic Impact Assessments ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands ,
Zoning Laws
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of the Solicitor issued Memorandum M-37050, on December 22, 2017, which adopts the position that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) prohibition on the “taking” or “killing” of...more
This Supplement is intended for use in conjunction with Curtin’s California Land Use & Planning Law, Thirty-Fourth Edition (2014), authored by Perkins Coie attorneys Cecily Talbert Barclay and Matthew S. Gray. In lieu of...more
8/13/2015
/ Agricultural Land ,
Airports ,
AT&T ,
Berkeley Hillside v City of Berkeley ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Caltrans ,
Cell Phones ,
Cell Towers ,
Central Valley ,
CEQA ,
Clean Water Act ,
Delta Smelt ,
Elder Care ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Establishment Clause ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Fiber Optic Cables ,
First Amendment ,
Fishing Industry ,
General Plan ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
High-Speed Rail ,
Historic Preservation ,
Indian Gaming Regulation Act ,
Municipalities ,
Nonconforming Use ,
Plastic Bag Bans ,
Sacramento Kings ,
San Francisco ,
SCOTUS ,
Smartphones ,
Subdivision Map Act ,
T-Mobile ,
T-Mobile South v City of Roswell ,
Takings Clause ,
Tribal Lands ,
Vesting ,
Wal-Mart ,
Water