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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.2.25

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The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) circulated a draft template, dated April 8, 2025, to assist federal agencies in updating their procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

California Poised to Sharpen Antitrust Enforcement with New Penalties

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California continues to ramp up recent efforts to ferret out anticompetitive conduct in the Golden State through oversight and enforcement. In 2023, the state appointed an antitrust prosecutor to head up its new Division of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 9, Issue 2, February 2025

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Welcome to our second issue of Currents 2025, our energy e-newsletter. Energy Demand Rises with Growth of Data Centers - In recent years, significantly higher electricity demands have been forecasted with the growth of...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

2025 California Legal Updates: What You Need to Know – Part Two

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In Part Two of the New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), new legislation for 2025 focusing on transportation, cannabis, alcoholic beverages, energy and environmental protection includes key takeaways and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act – Still – Preempts Berkeley’s Ban on New Natural Gas Connections

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Last week, the 9th Circuit voted against rehearing en banc its decision from last April finding the City of Berkeley’s ban on natural gas connections in new construction to be preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Berkeley Seeks Re-Hearing of Ninth Circuit’s Decision on Natural Gas Ban Preemption

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In April, a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the City of Berkeley’s ordinance prohibiting natural gas infrastructure in new buildings was preempted by federal law. In June, Berkeley asked the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Pressure is Rising: Continued Moves to Ban or Limit Natural Gas Appliances

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We continue to track litigation and legislations involving proposed or enacted bans or limitations on natural gas appliances. As anticipated, this area continues to evolve, and we are finding increased litigation regarding...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Berkeley’s Ban on Natural Gas in New Construction, Dealing Blow to California’s Electrification Efforts

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Last week, in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, the Ninth Circuit ruled the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempts local bans on the installation of natural gas infrastructure in new...more

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California Energy Regulatory Weekly Update - April 2020

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On 12/5/19 the California Environmental Justice Alliance, Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife and the Public Advocates Office submitted an application for rehearing and clarification of D.19-02-007. The parties allege that the...more

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