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Contaminants Compass: August 2025 Edition

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“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and similar chemicals and...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.15.24

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One of the Bay Area’s largest reservoirs is about to get bigger thanks to a partnership between local water agencies and the federal government. The San Luis Reservoir Dam, between Los Banos and Gilroy, will be raised 10 feet...more

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Special Water Supply Edition: California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.19.24

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A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a portion of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, according to a copy of the decision obtained on July 16. Kings...more

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Toilet-to-Tap or the Future of California Water?

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If there is one truism in California water, it is that there is not enough of it. In part to try to help address that issue, on December 19, 2023, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 10.06.23

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule that will provide the agency, its partners, and the public with a dataset of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured and used in the...more

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Common Law Trespass/Nuisance Action/Ripeness: U.S. District Court Addresses Application of Doctrine to Mining Expansion Contingent...

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A United States District Court (E.D. California)(“Court”) addressed in a June 12th Memorandum and Order (“Memorandum”) an argument that certain claims for nuisance and trespass from federal common law were not ripe. See Buena...more

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Water/Sewer Fund: California Enacts Financial Assistance Legislation

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The California Legislature has enacted Senate Bill No. 222 (“SB 222”) which is described as the first state-wide water and sewer rate assistance program in the United States. SB 222 would establish: Water...more

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Responsible Agency Under CEQA Must Make Express Findings as to Each Potentially Significant Impact Identified in Lead Agency’s EIR

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The Court of Appeal held that the City of Mount Shasta violated CEQA by approving a wastewater permit for a water bottling plant without making specific findings as to each potentially significant impact identified as...more

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