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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Risks Remain For Housing Developers After Recent CEQA Reforms

On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law significant reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), seeking to promote housing projects in a state that desperately needs them. Much of...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CEQA Reform: Admin Record Cleanup and Expanded Litigation Streamlining Eligibility

Note: This is the sixth 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

Beveridge & Diamond PC

California Passes Major CEQA Reforms: Key Takeaways for the Regulated Community

Introduction - Last week, California enacted the most significant reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) since the mid-1970s. On June 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 131 and Assembly Bill 130...more

Paul Hastings LLP

California Pushes ‘Abundance’ Agenda With Major CEQA Reforms for Housing and Select Infrastructure

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On June 30, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two budget trailer bills that deliver the most significant and sweeping reform of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in the 55-year history of this far-reaching...more

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Stormwater Runoff/Residential Development: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Jurisdictional Issue

The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Court”) addressed in a May 14th Opinion a jurisdictional dispute involving alleged residential development stormwater runoff issues. See Centofante, et al. v. Ferguson, 2025 WL 1386368. ...more

Downey Brand LLP

Indispensable Party: First District Rules Petitioner’s Failure to Join Real Party in Interest Necessitates Dismissal of Action

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In Citizens for a Better Eureka v. City of Eureka (2025) __ Cal. App. 5th __, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed a judgment dismissing a CEQA action that challenged an approval for the redevelopment of a City of...more

Miller Starr Regalia

First District Affirms Judgment Dismissing CEQA Action Based On Petitioner’s Failure To Join Indispensable Real Party Developer...

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In an opinion filed May 14, and later ordered published on June 11, 2025, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) affirmed a judgment dismissing a CEQA action challenging an approval for a City parking lot...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

There’s Always This Year? 2025 Legislature Considers CEQA Reforms to Spur Housing

California’s 2025 legislative cycle includes another ambitious package of housing bills as the state continues to look for ways to ease the housing crisis amidst continued political and economic uncertainty. Reforming the...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Litigation To Invalidate ‘City of Yes’ Zoning for Housing Opportunity Initiated

A group of seven New York City Council members announced this morning that they, together with other elected officials, civic organizations and individuals, were initiating litigation to challenge the validity of the whole of...more

Jones Day

Biodiversity Net Gain: A New Requirement for Developments in England to Positively Impact the Environment

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The Situation: On January 17, 2024, mandatory biodiversity net gain ("BNG") regulations took effect, impacting most new developments in England. ...more

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