| 10/16/2008 | The AB 32 Train is About to Leave the Station: California Air Resources Board Releases Key Climate Change Planning Document
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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
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| 09/30/2008 | Schwarzenegger Signs Green Chemistry Bills
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in Product Liability Law360. |
| 09/29/2008 | California Vows To Fight As Oil-Drilling Ban Ends
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in Energy Law360. |
| 09/04/2008 | Product Recall Requirements Under the New Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
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| 08/26/2008 | Climate Change Bill Imminent: Lawyers
Published with permission of Portfolio Media, Inc. © 2008. Originally published in Enviromental Law360. |
| 08/26/2008 | California Presses Its Green Chemistry Initiative
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| 08/19/2008 | President Bush Signs Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Imposing Sweeping New Safety and Enforcement Standards for Children’s Products
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| 08/06/2008 | Building a Greener San Francisco
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| 07/24/2008 | Green Buildings: Coming to a Location Near You!
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| 07/21/2008 | Stayin’ Alive: California Legislature Grants Automatic One-Year Extension to Subdivision Map Act Approvals
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| 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 |
| 06/02/2008 | New Federal Policy Means More Cleantech For Contractors
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| 05/12/2008 | Developers Beware: Significant Changes in Store for General Storm Water Permits for Construction Activities
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| 05/07/2008 | New Ninth Circuit Decision Confirms that Parties Who Undertake Soil and Groundwater Cleanups Voluntarily or at the Request of State Agencies May Seek Recovery of Costs Via Superfund Lawsuits
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| 05/06/2008 | Morrison & Foerster Takes Up ABA/EPA “Law Office Climate Challenge,” a Call to Firms to Be Better at Being Green
Climate Challenge complements firm’s long-standing community service contributions, comes on the heels of its new Cleantech practice |
| 02/14/2008 | New EPA Reporting Requirements for Lead in Children’s Products (Ages 14 and Under)
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| 02/08/2008 | A Dispatch from the Water Wars -- The Georgia Front
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| 01/07/2008 | Governor Schwarzenegger Takes the EPA to Court
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| 12/20/2007 | On the Road to New Fuel Efficiency Standards
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| 10/19/2007 | California Legislature Widens Control Over Hazardous Substances in Electronic Products and Furthers Energy Efficiency to Protect Climate – Lighting and Lamps
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| 09/14/2007 | Vermont Court Gives the "Green Light" to California's Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Automobiles
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| 08/23/2007 | Landmark CEQA/Climate Change Settlement
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| 06/27/2007 | EPA Tailors Incentives to New Owners of Facilities and Businesses under its Audit Policy
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| 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
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| 04/30/2007 | Composite Wood Products “Across-the-Board” Face New California Limits on Formaldehyde
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| 04/10/2007 | Ninth Circuit Decides CERCLA Case Regarding Defenses to Joint and Several Liability
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| 04/09/2007 | “One Bite at the Apple” - CEQA Statute of Limitations Runs from First Discretionary Approval
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| 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
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| 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
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| 03/21/2007 | Court Rejects Direct Challenge to SB 610 Water Supply Assessment
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| 03/21/2007 | Private Plaintiffs Attempt to Usurp Attorney General’s Role under Proposition 65
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| 03/21/2007 | California Adopts Significant Electronic Recycling and Waste Control Regulations
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| 03/21/2007 | New Proposed Rule Expands Use of Conservation Easements to Protect Mitigation Areas under Clean Water Act
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| 03/21/2007 | Green Construction Standards Continue to "Build" Momentum
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| 03/21/2007 | Environmental Plaintiff Dealt a Blow in Storm Water Case
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| 03/21/2007 | Supreme Court Round-up: Environmental Cases Figure Big on this Year's Docket
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| 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
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| 12/14/2006 | New Climate Change Law – Kyoto in California?
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| 12/14/2006 | Courts Uphold the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Program, Providing Important Guidance for Future Planning in California
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| 12/14/2006 | Trade Group's Declaratory Relief Action Against Private Enforcer Found Not to be a "Slapp" Suit
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| 12/14/2006 | Applicability of Voting Rights Act to Initiatives and Referenda Remains Uncertain Following Ninth Circuit Decision
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| 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
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| 12/14/2006 | Court Dismisses "Altamont" Case, Rejecting Claims Based on Public's "Ownership" of Birds
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| 08/31/2006 | More Than An Inconvenient Truth: Making Sense of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
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| 08/15/2006 | The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Interprets the U.S. Supreme Court's Rapanos v. United States Decision
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| 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
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| 07/17/2006 | Potential for "Urban Decay" Must Be Analyzed Under CEQA
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| 07/17/2006 | New Roadmap for Challenges to TMDLs and Other Water Quality Plans in California
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| 07/17/2006 | Seawater Desalination: Urban Myth or Urban Supply?
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| 07/17/2006 | New Law Streamlines Release of Subdivision Bonds
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| 07/17/2006 | Consistency Determinations Under the California Endangered Species Act Streamline Permitting Process
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| 07/17/2006 | EPA Reduces RCRA Reporting Requirements
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| 06/20/2006 | U.S. Supreme Court Struggles to Define Wetlands Covered By The Clean Water Act
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| 06/06/2006 | Ninth Circuit Upholds Service’s Issuance of an Incidental Take Statement for a California “Fully Protected Species”
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| 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
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| 04/06/2006 | New EPA Rule Reduces RCRA Reporting Requirements
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| 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
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| 01/25/2006 | California Supreme Court Takes Another Water Planning CEQA Case
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| 01/18/2006 | To Pay and Protest or Not to Pay and Protest: California Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Remedies in Mitigation Fee Act Challenges
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| 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
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| 11/15/2005 | Land Use Group Drafts Winning Ballot Initiative
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| 11/02/2005 | EPA Publishes Final Rule on All Appropriate Inquiries
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| 11/01/2005 | Court Decides "Consistency Determinations" Under the California Endangered Species Act Are Not Subject to CEQA Review
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| 10/31/2005 | A WEEE Guide to Business User Responsibility in the UK
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| 10/25/2005 | Recent Developments in Wetlands Law Under the Clean Water Act
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| 07/08/2005 | California Court of Appeal Upholds Environmental Impact Report Against Challenge Based on Urban Decay Impacts
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| 07/08/2005 | U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Property Rights Rulings in Closing Days of the 2004-2005 Term
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| 06/03/2005 | California Supreme Court Confirms Limitations on Coastal Commission Jurisdiction
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| 05/31/2005 | Supreme Court Hands Down First of Three Expected Property Rights Rulings
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| 05/13/2005 | Prominent Natural Resource and Land Use Attorneys Join Morrison & Foerster
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| 04/26/2005 | Proposed Legislation Amending California State Water Quality Act Will Seriously Impact Local Government Agencies
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| 04/08/2005 | California Supreme Court Holds that Regional Water Boards Do Not Need to Consider Economic Factors When Establishing NPDES Permit Requirements.
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| 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
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| 03/18/2005 | CalEPA Finalizes New Policy Regarding Agency Oversight for Brownfield Sites Cleanups
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| 03/16/2005 | Land Use And Water Supply: CEQA Decision Validates EIR’s Reliance On Future Water Supplies
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| 02/11/2005 | CEQA Update: 2004 Legislation, Guideline Amendments and Court Decisions
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| 12/20/2004 | U.S. Supreme Court Forces Reinvention of Private Party Actions under the Superfund
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| 12/15/2004 | Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Interim Guidance for "Destruction or Adverse Modification" Determinations
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| 10/05/2004 | Court Upholds Environmental Review for Infill Affordable Housing Project
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| 09/10/2004 | New California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Adopted
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| 08/03/2004 | Five Star: Tuxpan V -- One of the Fastest Closings Ever in the Mexican Power Market
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| 07/16/2004 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Latin America -- July 2004
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| 07/06/2004 | Court Rejects Visually Impacted Property Owners in CEQA Case; Affirms Preservation as Mitigation
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| 04/19/2004 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Asia - April 2004
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| 04/11/2004 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Latin America -- April 2004
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| 02/10/2004 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Asia -- January 2004
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| 02/01/2004 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Latin America -- January 2004
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| 09/23/2003 | Proposed Amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
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| 04/28/2003 | New Court Decision Provides Guidance on Biological Surveys for Environmental Impact Reports
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| 04/08/2003 | Burrowing Owl Listing Petition
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| 03/04/2003 | Land Use and Water Supply: Newhall CEQA Decision Continues the Uncertainty
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| 02/13/2003 | California Supreme Court Rules on Antiquated Subdivisions
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| 12/31/2002 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Latin America -- December 2002
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| 12/30/2002 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Asia -- December 2002
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| 11/12/2002 | California Court of Appeal Rules on Validity of California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
Court of Appeal Rejects Some CEQA Guidelines on Environmental Standards and Cumulative Impacts, and Upholds Other Guidelines Including the Categorical Exemption for In-Fill Development. |
| 09/23/2002 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Latin America -- September 2002
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| 08/05/2002 | 2002 Annual Institute of the Americas Water Conference
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| 05/08/2002 | Tapping the Private Water Concession
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| 03/31/2002 | Quarterly Report on Water Industry Developments in Latin America
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| 02/13/2002 | MoFo Tapped to Aid Cape Verde in Improving Electricity, Water and Sanitation
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| 02/05/2002 | Quarterly Report On Water Industry Developments In Latin America: December 2001
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| 12/26/2001 | Proving the Negative: Fish and Wildlife Service Suffers Setback in Federal Court
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| 11/09/2001 | California Legislature Streamlines Environmental Impact Review For Residential Projects In Downtown Oakland
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| 10/04/2001 | The Scope of Federal and State Jurisdiction Over Navigable Waters After SWANCC v. United States
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| 09/19/2001 | Quarterly Report On Water Industry Developments In Latin America: September 2001
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| 09/15/2001 | Lessons from the Field: Private Sector Involvement in Water Projects
Reprinted with permission from Water/Engineering Management Magazine |
| 08/31/2001 | MoFo Invited to Join Water Steering Group of the Institute of the Americas
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| 05/01/2001 | Trial Court Upholds Some California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines and Strikes Down Others
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| 04/01/2001 | The Scope of Federal and State Jurisdiction over Navigable Waters after SWANCC v. United States
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| 04/01/2001 | Developers Beware! EPA Increases Enforcement of Storm Water Requirements
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| 04/01/2001 | State of California Provides Low-Interest Loans for Redevelopment of Brownfields and Underutilized Properties
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| 03/01/2001 | California Supreme Court Requires Environmental Review for Board-Sponsored Ballot Measures
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| 03/01/2001 | Ninth Circuit to Reconsider Decision Holding Prior Passive Owners Liable for Response Costs Under CERCLA
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| 01/01/2001 | Supreme Court Narrows Federal Wetlands Protections
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| 01/01/2001 | New and Redevelopment Projects Face Enhanced Environmental Requirements
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| 11/01/2000 | Ninth Circuit Holds Passive Owners to Be Responsible for "Disposal" Liability Under CERCLA
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| 02/01/2000 | New Stormwater Requirements
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| 07/01/1999 | California's Reenactment of Its Superfund Law Is a Mixed Bag
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| 07/01/1999 | New Limits On Local Government Zoning Authority: Ninth Circuit Holds ADA Applies To Zoning
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| 05/03/1999 | Courts Limit Off-Site Mitigation of Biological Resources
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| 05/01/1999 | Another CEQA Procedural Trap
Failure to Notify a Trustee Agency Overturns Project Approvals |
| 01/01/1999 | Failure to Disclose Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Residential Housing May Result in Civil Penalties
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| 12/01/1998 | Emergency Regulations Anticipate The January 1, 1999 Sunset Of Key Provisions Of California's Superfund Program
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| 05/01/1997 | New Trends in Environmental Law: Environmental Justice
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