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U.S. Supreme Court Limits EPA Clean Water Act Permitting Authority

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On March 4, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency and clarified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") and state...more

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Supreme Court Strikes Down ​“End-Result” Requirements in NPDES Permits

On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that prohibits the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or ​“the Agency”) from setting qualitative limits based on the condition of the ​“receiving waters” that...more

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San Francisco v. EPA: Supreme Court Strikes Down EPA’s “End-Result” Permit Requirements

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On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, narrowing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority under the Clean Water Act...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Make it Easier to Comply with NPDES Permits

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On March 4, 2025 the Supreme Court overturned the 9th Circuit to rule in favor of the City of San Francisco in a landmark Clean Water Act case. The EPA authorizes states to issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more

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Senator Wiener Proposes Targeted CEQA Exemption for Downtown S.F. Projects

Recognizing that Downtown San Francisco is “struggling” post-pandemic, State Senator Scott Wiener has announced new legislation to exempt certain projects in the area from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - July 2020 #3

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San Diego County Board of Supervisors declines to appeal ruling on climate plan - Patch – July 9 - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has decided against appealing a court ruling that found the county’s Climate...more

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California’s Stay-at-Home Orders: Implications for Environmental Contractors

Exceptions outlined in state and local directives likely encompass the investigatory and remedial activities performed by environmental contractors. Most California stay-at-home orders include exceptions for professional...more

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More California Counties And Cities Order Their Residents To Stay At Home

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Following the statewide stay-at-home mandate issued by Governor Newsom on March 19, 2020, three California counties, Amador, Merced, and Ventura, and the City of Palm Springs issued their own orders to...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - March 2020

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California approves ambitious new plan to deal with climate change and sea-level rise - San Francisco Chronicle – February 26 - The state's Ocean Protection Council, the cabinet-level policy body within the California...more

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Update On SF Planning Department’s Streamlined Review Procedures for Development Projects

In February, the San Francisco Planning Department issued the first quarterly performance report for implementation of its Process Improvements Plan, a program intended to overhaul the project review process. ...more

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Categorical Exemptions For Telegraph Hill Residential Project Upheld

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In Protect Telegraph Hill v. City and County of San Francisco (2017) 16 Cal.App.5th 261, the First District Court of Appeal rejected a series of CEQA challenges to San Francisco’s approval of a conditional use permit for the...more

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