Bayer to pay more than $10B to resolve lawsuits over Roundup, PCBs, and Dicamba -
Bullet NPR – June 24 -
Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to end tens of thousands of lawsuits filed over its Roundup weedkiller, the...more
6/26/2020
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Supreme Court says pipeline may cross underneath Appalachian Trail -
Bullet NPR – June 15 -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a new 600-mile natural gas pipeline can cross underneath the Appalachian Trail on...more
6/19/2020
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DOI moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections -
Bullet PBS – June 5 -
The U.S. Department of the Interior moved forward last Friday with plans to end the government’s decades-long practice of treating...more
6/12/2020
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EPA limits states' power to stop oil and gas pipelines -
Bullet NPR – June 1 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday issued a new rule intended to expedite the approval process for pipeline...more
6/5/2020
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States sue over rollback of fuel efficiency standards -
Bullet The San Diego Union-Tribune – May 27 -
California, joined by nearly two dozen other states, the District of Columbia and the City of Los Angeles, on...more
5/29/2020
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Federal court rejects attempt to toss endangered species lawsuit -
Bullet The Hill – May 19 -
On Monday, Judge Jon Tigar, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, denied the federal...more
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's California water plan -
Bullet Associated Press – May 12 -
A preliminary injunction was issued on Monday temporarily blocking the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (Bureau)...more
5/15/2020
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California and 15 other states sue EPA over new rule reducing reach of federal jurisdiction over waterways -
San Francisco Chronicle – May 1 -
A coalition of 16 states led by California and New York sued the U.S....more
New draft SCAQMD rule imposes compliance obligations regarding indirect source emissions from warehouses -
Bullet Allen Matkins – April 24 -
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recently released a...more
Clean Water Act covers some groundwater discharges, U.S. Supreme Court rules -
The New York Times – April 23 -
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in a 6-3 decision that federal Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction...more
4/24/2020
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Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
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Point Sources ,
Remand ,
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U.S. EPA directive instructs regions to evaluate impact of COVID-19 on site clean-ups on a case-by-case basis -
EPA – April 10 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued guidance to its eleven...more
Federal government moves to weaken fuel economy standards adopted during Obama Administration -
Bullet Los Angeles Times – March 31 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation...more
A Note to Our Readers: Although the coronavirus and its many disruptions are dominating the news, we will continue to publish the California Environmental Law and Policy Update so long as there are newsworthy developments in...more
3/27/2020
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A Note to Our Readers: Although the coronavirus and its many disruptions are dominating the news, we will continue to publish the California Environmental Law and Policy Update so long as there are newsworthy developments in...more
Federal judge rules California-Quebec cap-and-trade agreement is valid -
San Francisco Chronicle – March 12 -
California’s agreement with Quebec to share cap-and-trade markets to reduce greenhouse gases survived its...more
3/13/2020
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Foreign Commerce ,
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California approves ambitious new plan to deal with climate change and sea-level rise -
San Francisco Chronicle – February 26 -
The state's Ocean Protection Council, the cabinet-level policy body within the California...more
3/6/2020
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California sues Trump administration to block water rules -
Bullet ABC News – February 20 -
California sued the Trump administration on Thursday to block new rules finalized this week that would let farmers take more...more
2/21/2020
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Former PG&E lawyer named new regional EPA chief in California -
Los Angeles Times – February 11 -
Days after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed its top official in California, Mike Stoker, the agency...more
2/19/2020
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Public Land ,
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Governor Newsom proposes new plan for San Joaquin River Delta -
Governor Gavin Newsom revealed a novel approach Tuesday to managing the San Joaquin River Delta that would keep more water in the fragile delta while restoring...more
2/10/2020
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Vinod Khosla sues San Mateo County sheriff in latest fight over Martins Beach access -
The Mercury News – January 25 -
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has launched another offensive in his...more
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Narrowed definition of waters subject to Clean Water Act will reduce number of federally-regulated waterbodies in California -
Los Angeles Times – January 23 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more
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White House moves to exempt large infrastructure projects from environmental review -
The New York Times – January 9 -
The White House this Thursday introduced major changes to the 50-year-old National...more
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U.S. Supreme Court leans toward disallowing private party remedy claims in Montana Superfund case -
Reuters – December 3 -
U.S. Supreme Court justices this Tuesday appeared inclined to shield a unit of BP Plc, a...more
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Governor Newsom halts approval of hydraulic fracturing permits -
Los Angeles Times – November 19 -
Governor Gavin Newsom this Tuesday halted approval of hundreds of hydraulic fracturing permits until an...more
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EPA to limit science used to write public health rules -
The New York Times – November 11 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research the...more