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10/02/2008  SB 375 Becomes Law, Pushing Greenhouse Gas Reduction to the Forefront of California Transportation, Economic and Land Use Planning
06/26/2008  The Scoop on California’s Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gases – Golden State to Require Cap-and-Trade, Wind-Solar-Geothermal, Green Buildings and Clean Cars
California’s Greenhouse Gas Plan
05/12/2008  Developers Beware: Significant Changes in Store for General Storm Water Permits for Construction Activities
02/14/2008  New EPA Reporting Requirements for Lead in Children’s Products (Ages 14 and Under)
02/08/2008  A Dispatch from the Water Wars -- The Georgia Front
01/07/2008  Governor Schwarzenegger Takes the EPA to Court
12/20/2007  On the Road to New Fuel Efficiency Standards
10/19/2007  California Legislature Widens Control Over Hazardous Substances in Electronic Products and Furthers Energy Efficiency to Protect Climate – Lighting and Lamps
08/23/2007  Landmark CEQA/Climate Change Settlement
06/27/2007  EPA Tailors Incentives to New Owners of Facilities and Businesses under its Audit Policy
06/11/2007  Supreme Court Upholds Private Right of Action Under CERCLA
Removes any doubt about a private party's right to sue for environmental response costs under federal Superfund
06/06/2007  New Guidance Narrows Federal Regulation of Some Wetlands, Streams and Ditches
04/30/2007  Composite Wood Products “Across-the-Board” Face New California Limits on Formaldehyde
04/10/2007  Ninth Circuit Decides CERCLA Case Regarding Defenses to Joint and Several Liability
04/09/2007  “One Bite at the Apple” - CEQA Statute of Limitations Runs from First Discretionary Approval
04/03/2007  Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks—The Supreme Court Decides in Massachusetts v. EPA that the Decades-Old Clean Air Act May Regulate Greenhouse Gases
04/03/2007  “Duking” It Out – Supreme Court Decides Major Clean Air Act Case Regarding Modification of Facilities
Supreme Court Decision in Environmental Defense, et al. v. Duke Energy et al. April 2, 2007
03/22/2007  The Dirt – Winter 2007: Land Use, Environmental, Natural Resources and Consumer Products Law and Regulation
The Dirt, Volume 2, No.1 Winter 2007
03/21/2007  Leading Water to the Horse: Practical Guidance for CEQA Water Supply Analysis in the Wake Of Vineyard Area Citizens
03/21/2007  Court Rejects Direct Challenge to SB 610 Water Supply Assessment
03/21/2007  Private Plaintiffs Attempt to Usurp Attorney General’s Role under Proposition 65
03/21/2007  California Adopts Significant Electronic Recycling and Waste Control Regulations
03/21/2007  New Proposed Rule Expands Use of Conservation Easements to Protect Mitigation Areas under Clean Water Act
03/21/2007  Green Construction Standards Continue to "Build" Momentum
03/21/2007  Environmental Plaintiff Dealt a Blow in Storm Water Case
03/21/2007  Supreme Court Round-up: Environmental Cases Figure Big on this Year's Docket
02/09/2007  Hot Water for New Development!
Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth v. City of Rancho Cordova
12/14/2006  The Dirt -- Fall 2006; Land Use, Environmental, Natural Resources and Consumer Products Law and Regulation
The Dirt, Volume 1, No. 2 Fall 2006
12/14/2006  New Climate Change Law – Kyoto in California?
12/14/2006  Courts Uphold the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Program, Providing Important Guidance for Future Planning in California
12/14/2006  Trade Group's Declaratory Relief Action Against Private Enforcer Found Not to be a "Slapp" Suit
12/14/2006  Applicability of Voting Rights Act to Initiatives and Referenda Remains Uncertain Following Ninth Circuit Decision
12/14/2006  When Does a Moratorium Become a Mortuary? The Death of a Vesting Tentative Map Under Ailanto Properties, Inc. v. City of Half Moon Bay
12/14/2006  Court Dismisses "Altamont" Case, Rejecting Claims Based on Public's "Ownership" of Birds
08/31/2006  More Than An Inconvenient Truth: Making Sense of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
08/15/2006  The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Interprets the U.S. Supreme Court's Rapanos v. United States Decision
07/20/2006  European Technology Law: The RoHS Directive
07/18/2006  The Dirt -- Summer 2006: Land Use, Environmental, Natural Resources and Consumer Products Law and Regulation
The Dirt, Volume 1, No. 1 Summer 2006
07/17/2006  Sizing Up "Big Box" Development: The Constitutionality of Size-Based Zoning Ordinances
07/17/2006  Potential for "Urban Decay" Must Be Analyzed Under CEQA
07/17/2006  New Roadmap for Challenges to TMDLs and Other Water Quality Plans in California
07/17/2006  Seawater Desalination: Urban Myth or Urban Supply?
07/17/2006  New Law Streamlines Release of Subdivision Bonds
07/17/2006  Consistency Determinations Under the California Endangered Species Act Streamline Permitting Process
07/17/2006  EPA Reduces RCRA Reporting Requirements
06/20/2006  U.S. Supreme Court Struggles to Define Wetlands Covered By The Clean Water Act
05/16/2006  Status of Recent Federal Cases Requiring Certain Land Use and Other Ballot Measures in California to Be Circulated in More Than One Language Uncertain Following Ninth Circuit Court’s Decision to Rehear Padilla Case
04/06/2006  New EPA Rule Reduces RCRA Reporting Requirements
03/30/2006  In Jurisdictions Subject to the Voting Rights Act, Federal Courts Require Land Use and Other Ballot Measures to Be Circulated in More Than One Language
12/13/2005  Morrison & Foerster Victorious in Lawsuit to Protect Landmark Headwaters Agreement; Court Rejects Environmental Challenge to $480 Million Deal Between PALCO and the State and Federal Governments
11/02/2005  EPA Publishes Final Rule on All Appropriate Inquiries
11/01/2005  Court Decides "Consistency Determinations" Under the California Endangered Species Act Are Not Subject to CEQA Review
10/31/2005  A WEEE Guide to Business User Responsibility in the UK
10/25/2005  Recent Developments in Wetlands Law Under the Clean Water Act
08/12/2005  Further Delays to UK's E-Waste Regulations
07/08/2005  U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Property Rights Rulings in Closing Days of the 2004-2005 Term
07/08/2005  California Court of Appeal Upholds Environmental Impact Report Against Challenge Based on Urban Decay Impacts
05/31/2005  Supreme Court Hands Down First of Three Expected Property Rights Rulings
05/13/2005  Prominent Natural Resource and Land Use Attorneys Join Morrison & Foerster
04/26/2005  Proposed Legislation Amending California State Water Quality Act Will Seriously Impact Local Government Agencies
03/22/2005  Contribution Claims for Environmental Contamination Get New Life: California Court of Appeal Holds that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Cooper Industries v. Aviall does not apply to suits under California’s state counterpart to CERCLA
03/18/2005  CalEPA Finalizes New Policy Regarding Agency Oversight for Brownfield Sites Cleanups
03/16/2005  Land Use And Water Supply: CEQA Decision Validates EIR’s Reliance On Future Water Supplies
02/11/2005  CEQA Update: 2004 Legislation, Guideline Amendments and Court Decisions
12/20/2004  U.S. Supreme Court Forces Reinvention of Private Party Actions under the Superfund
12/15/2004  Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Interim Guidance for "Destruction or Adverse Modification" Determinations
10/05/2004  Court Upholds Environmental Review for Infill Affordable Housing Project
09/15/2004  EPA's Proposed "All Appropriate Inquiry" Rule Adds Substantive New Requirements to Environmental Due Diligence Activities
09/10/2004  New California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Adopted
08/24/2004  SEC Evaluates Ways to Improve Tracking Corporate Disclosures of Environmental Information
08/03/2004  New Electronic Waste Legislation
08/03/2004  Five Star: Tuxpan V -- One of the Fastest Closings Ever in the Mexican Power Market
07/27/2004  MoFo Assists Millennia in Acquiring 240-acre Sacramento UP Railyard Site
06/09/2004  REACH: European Union Proposal to Regulate Toxic Chemicals
04/11/2004  Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Latin America -- April 2004
09/23/2003  Proposed Amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
06/30/2003  Eleventh Circuit Rules on Validity of the Environmental Protection Agency's Administrative Compliance Order
04/28/2003  New Court Decision Provides Guidance on Biological Surveys for Environmental Impact Reports
04/08/2003  Burrowing Owl Listing Petition
03/04/2003  Land Use and Water Supply: Newhall CEQA Decision Continues the Uncertainty
05/08/2002  Rome II Regulation: Preliminary Draft Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Law Applicable to Non-Contractual Obligations
12/26/2001  Proving the Negative: Fish and Wildlife Service Suffers Setback in Federal Court
11/09/2001  California Legislature Streamlines Environmental Impact Review For Residential Projects In Downtown Oakland
04/01/2001  Developers Beware! EPA Increases Enforcement of Storm Water Requirements
04/01/2001  State of California Provides Low-Interest Loans for Redevelopment of Brownfields and Underutilized Properties
03/01/2001  California Supreme Court Requires Environmental Review for Board-Sponsored Ballot Measures
03/01/2001  Ninth Circuit to Reconsider Decision Holding Prior Passive Owners Liable for Response Costs Under CERCLA
01/01/2001  Supreme Court Narrows Federal Wetlands Protections
01/01/2001  New and Redevelopment Projects Face Enhanced Environmental Requirements
11/01/2000  Dramatic Increases in Penalties for Violations of California Air Quality Requirements
11/01/2000  Ninth Circuit Holds Passive Owners to Be Responsible for "Disposal" Liability Under CERCLA
07/01/1999  California's Reenactment of Its Superfund Law Is a Mixed Bag
01/01/1999  Failure to Disclose Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Residential Housing May Result in Civil Penalties
12/01/1998  Emergency Regulations Anticipate The January 1, 1999 Sunset Of Key Provisions Of California's Superfund Program
02/01/1998  U.S. EPA Proposes Changes in Storm Water Permit Requirements
05/01/1997  New Trends in Environmental Law: Environmental Justice