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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 2.7.25

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Newly-appointed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a memo this Wednesday that the Justice Department will reverse a Biden-era directive to prioritize enforcement of environmental laws in disadvantaged and low-income...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 1.31.25

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The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause its review of a case involving California’s stricter vehicle emissions and electric vehicle standards. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris filed the request...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - Special Water Supply Edition

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President Donald Trump on Monday issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a new plan within 90 days “to route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to...more

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Emergency Measures to Provide Water Resources in California and Improve Disaster Response in Certain Areas (Trump EO Tracker)

Summary - Instructs various departments to report within 15 days on all available federal authorities to bolster wildfire fighting measures in southern California. Instructs the DOI and DOC to take immediate action to...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 11.8.24

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In the last four years, California has adopted some of the nation’s most innovative air regulations, including a ban on new gasoline-powered car sales by 2035 and a prohibition against diesel-fueled trucks visiting state...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Brownstein Clients Successfully Advocate Against Nationwide Injunction and Secure Ruling Permitting USFS to Continue Use of Aerial...

Notwithstanding the increasing size and severity of wildfires over the past decade, certain plaintiff groups have sought to constrain the government’s response to wildfires. Brownstein was honored to have the opportunity to...more

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Passes the Senate

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Arizona’s Senior U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema is credited as being instrumental in negotiating the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, H.R. 3684, entitled “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface...more

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A Terrible Time To Be Without Water

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On the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in Central Oregon, it’s wildfire season. As of August 25, two fires were burning. Fortunately, firefighters have been able to bring in air support to help put out...more

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[Webinar] Water, Power & Fire: Coordination, Resiliency and Liability in 2020 - February 26th, 1:00 pm PT

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Please join Lori Anne Dolqueist and Willis Hon on February 26, 2020 for the first presentation in our 2020 Water Webinar Series, "Water, Power & Fire: Coordination, Resiliency and Liability in 2020." This complimentary...more

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[WEBINAR] Update on the California Environmental Quality Act: What’s New for 2018

This BB&K webinar provides a brief review of the latest developments in CEQA compliance. This webinar addresses both new CEQA statutory and regulatory requirements, and also discusses recent case law interpretations affecting...more

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