Beginning January 1, 2025, the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life” regulatory framework requires urban retail water suppliers — not individual households or businesses — to adopt a series of “urban water use…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on July 17 that decisions related to solar and wind energy projects on federal lands will be reviewed by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s office to end what it calls preferential…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Reconciliation Bill commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Broadly speaking, the OBBBA extends and makes permanent many provisions enacted by the…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the agency tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure rules, published guidance this Wednesday on how companies can comply with Senate Bills 253 and 261 (which govern…
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/ Consumer Protection, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) adds a new provision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that allows project sponsors/applicants to pay for…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) adds a new provision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that allows project sponsors/applicants to pay for…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
The Trump administration will uphold a Biden-era ban on the ongoing use of asbestos after previously saying it would reconsider the rule. The rule requires companies to phase out their use of chrysotile asbestos, which is the…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to phase out federal subsidies for green energy like wind and solar farms, citing unsustainability for the grid and too much reliance on foreign adversaries. The order…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation
On June 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed two budget trailer bills into law: Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131, which reform the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) effective immediately. As explained by the Governor,…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On June 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed two budget trailer bills into law: Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131, which reform the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) effective immediately. As explained by the Governor,…
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/ Environmental Law, Toxic Torts, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Republican budget megabill, which makes steep cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits, now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk after passing both houses of Congress. The House passed the Senate’s…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Taxation
On June 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed two budget trailer bills into law: Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131, which reform the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) effective immediately. As explained by the Governor,…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Real Estate - Residential
“Family offices are continuing to actively allocate substantial funds to real estate as a core component of their overall investment strategy. There is continued preference for multi-family and industrial projects and increasing…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
The Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests would remove protection from more than 4 million acres of forestland within California’s…
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/ Agriculture, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
California stands at a pivotal juncture in 2025, confronting an array of environmental and housing challenges. As usual, the California State Legislature is considering numerous strategies to address these issues. This year’s…
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/ Construction Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
