The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted articles to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, environmental impact review, […]
Continue ReadingWater Bill supports Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2016 On Wednesday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed a Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) that included a new pilot program to beneficially use sediment dredged from navigation channels to restore shorelines, beaches, and wetlands. The Senate WRDA (S.2848), which […]
Continue ReadingNational Water Resources Association May 23, 2016 MEMO To: Federal Affairs Committee From: Valentina Valenta, Legislative Specialist RE: House WRDA 2016 Summary and Analysis Federal Affairs Committee, On Friday, May 20, 2016, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released its draft of WRDA 2016. Below, please find links to a […]
Continue ReadingWho Takes The Lead? Court Clarifies Which Is The “Lead Agency” For Environmental Review Of The Projects By Public-Private Partnerships Newsletter May 17, 2016 WHO TAKES THE LEAD? COURT CLARIFIES WHICH IS THE “LEAD AGENCY” FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROJECTS BY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) calls on state and local agencies […]
Continue ReadingWeiss Associates’ Anja Verce will present at the Battelle 2016 Conference in Monterey May 2016 Anja Verce, Environmental Project Engineer at Weiss Associates, presents:“Does Methane Produced through Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation Pose a Vapor Intrusion Risk” at Battelle’s Tenth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds in Palm Springs, California on Wednesday May 25, 2016 (between 4:00 […]
Continue ReadingAppeals Court Affirms Cadiz Valley Groundwater Project In a series of sweeping opinions, the Fourth Appellate District on Tuesday, May 10, upheld the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project against six separate challenges brought by a host of environmental organizations and a salt mining operation. Downey Brand attorneys, Christian Marsh, Kevin O’Brien, Steve […]
Continue ReadingAnnouncing CEQA Chronicles, a blog focusing on environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act CEQA practice is constantly changing, raising myriad questions for project applicants, lead agencies, and project opponents. How should greenhouse gas emissions be quantified? What are the ramifications of the shift from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles travelled (VMT) […]
Continue ReadingSenate measure to stop Obama water rule fails By Devin Henry – 04/21/16 12:28 PM EDT Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a Republican effort to prevent further spending on an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule designed to establish federal regulatory control over small waterways. The measure, from Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), failed to meet the […]
Continue ReadingHouse GOP pushes California drought measure 04/12/2016 03:11 PM EDT House Republicans are pushing their California drought language at the start of the appropriations process, upping the ante in an ongoing battle with Senate Democrats over how to balance environmental protections and water needs in the parched state. A spending bill for the Interior Department, Department […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted articles to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on developments that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, environmental impact […]
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