We analyze the key CEQA cases from 2021 and their effects on development in California this year and beyond. Every year, we publish a comprehensive summary of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) judicial opinions and...more
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development -
Public agencies prevailed in 68% of CEQA cases analyzed.
Latham & Watkins is pleased to present its fourth annual CEQA Case Report. Throughout...more
The Sierra Club decision affects both the preparation of EIRs and judicial review of agency decisions certifying EIRs.
Key Points:
..An environmental impact report’s (EIR) discussion of potential environmental impacts...more
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development -
In a published opinion issued December 24, 2018, Sierra Club v. County of Fresno, Case No. S219783, the California Supreme Court determined that an...more
1/9/2019
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Major new regulatory developments involving climate change create new risks for development projects and infrastructure -
..Recent CA Supreme Court decision? CEQAclarity
..CARB 2017 Scoping Plan targets development to...more
8/2/2018
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On April 1, 2015, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) announced that it would list the northern long-eared bat as a “threatened species” under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).
The listing comes in response to a...more