On June 12, 2025, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board approved a general permit regulating waste discharges from commercial vineyards in the region. The new General Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial...more
8/5/2025
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Compliance ,
Groundwater ,
Permits ,
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Sediment Control ,
State and Local Government ,
Sustainability ,
Water Pollution ,
Water Quality ,
Water Quality Control Boards
On May 29, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its Opinion in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition et al. v. Eagle County, Colorado et al., one of the most high-profile National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, cases to reach...more
6/2/2025
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Chevron Deference ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Impact Statements ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Government Agencies ,
Infrastructure ,
Judicial Review ,
NEPA ,
Oil & Gas ,
SCOTUS ,
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v Eagle County Colorado ,
Statutory Interpretation
On April 2, 2025, California’s Fifth Appellate District issued a decision in Bring Back the Kern v. City of Bakersfield (April 2, 2025, F087487) (2025 WL 98443). The Court held the “self-executing” reasonableness requirement...more
4/9/2025
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California ,
California Fish and Game Commission ,
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Endangered Species ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Government Agencies ,
Habitat Conservation Plan ,
Inland Waterways ,
Judicial Authority ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
State Constitutions ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Water Pollution ,
Water Rights