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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.22.25

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The California Fish and Game Commission took final action to approve the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan at its August 13, 2025 meeting. The Conservation Plan sets forth management practices and guidelines for the...more

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Commission Approves Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan

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The California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) took final action to approve the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan (Conservation Plan) at its August 13, 2025, meeting. As detailed in our previous alert, the...more

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The Trump Administration Dismantles California's "Clean Truck Partnership" Through the Use of Antitrust Law

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On August 12, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had “closed its investigation into whether several truck and engine manufacturers and their trade association violated the antitrust laws by entering the...more

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Court Upholds California Climate Disclosure Laws—for Now

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On August 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt enforcement of SB 253 (emissions disclosure) and SB...more

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Clarity on California’s Climate Disclosure Rules Could Be on the Horizon

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As the January 1, 2026, deadline to make the first required disclosure under California’s landmark climate laws approaches, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that it will host another virtual public...more

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‘Berth Control’ — California’s War on Idle Emissions

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California – as part of effort to reduce the environmental impact of maritime shipping, particularly within vulnerable port-side communities – has implemented one of the most ambitious port-emission control programs to date....more

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California’s 2025 CEQA Reforms: Impacts and Ambiguities with New Housing and More

In an effort to tackle California’s persistent housing shortage and accelerate infrastructure development, California has enacted the most substantial reform to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in decades and...more

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Producer Obligations Under EPR Laws: Exploring Alternatives to PRO Participation

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A defining feature of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws emerging across the United States is the expectation that producers join a statewide producer responsibility organization (PRO). But for some producers,...more

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CEQA Reform is Here | Part 2: Vehicle Miles Traveled

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Part two of a three-part series - Governor Gavin Newsom signed two major budget trailer bills, AB 130 and SB 131, into law on June 30, 2025, bringing significant amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)...more

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CARB Publishes FAQs: More Questions than Answers?

In its latest move to provide companies and other stakeholders with much needed guidance regarding the implementation of California’s climate-related disclosure regime, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has unveiled a...more

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Special Water Supply Edition: California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.25.25

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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...more

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2025 CEQA Reforms: What Developers Need to Know

Governor Gavin Newsom signed two budget trailer bills on June 30, 2025, enacting the most substantial reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in over five decades....more

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Microplastics Under the Microscope: Federal and California Proposals Target Microplastics

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On 17 July 2025, a bipartisan bill aimed at uncovering the potential human health implications of exposures to microplastics in the food and water supply was introduced into Congress. Introduced by Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR),...more

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New Vehicle Miles Traveled Mitigation—Abundance or Another Bagel Topping?

This is the fifth update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more

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Legal Questions for Your Sustainability Team #2

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This series of posts seeks to identify legal questions that can add definition and value to the good work that sustainability teams are doing. Our last post focused on the applicability of the climate-related financial...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.18.25

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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...more

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CARB Releases FAQs Addressing Upcoming California Climate Disclosures

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On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to its efforts to implement California’s landmark climate disclosure laws, SB 253 (requiring reporting...more

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Renewable Energy Update 7.17.25

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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...more

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California Issues FAQs on Corporate GHG Reporting and Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements

On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help guide companies in complying with the state's new Corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting and Climate-Related...more

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CEQA Reform: AB 130 and SB 131 Create Series of Exemptions for Wide Range of Projects

Note: This is the third update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more

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CEQA Infill Exemptions and “Near Miss” Streamlining—A Concrete Fix for California’s Housing Crisis?

Note: This is the second update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more

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Five Takeaways from CARB’s July 9 FAQs on California’s New Corporate Climate Disclosure Requirements

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has published seven pages of FAQs on California’s corporate greenhouse gas reporting and climate-related financial risk disclosure programs. These disclosure requirements are...more

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New CEQA Exemptions Support Certain Infrastructure Rebuilding Efforts after the LA Fires

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In April 2025, we reported that Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-24-25 (the Order), suspending the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and certain permitting requirements under the California Coastal Act...more

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CARB Breaks Its Silence on Climate Reporting Rules

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On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a set of Frequently Asked Questions related to regulatory development and initial reporting obligations under SB 253 and SB 261. ...more

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Major pro-housing CEQA reform legislation signed into California law

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On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) and Senate Bill 131 (SB 131), both of which took effect immediately....more

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