Category: Public Policy

Feinstein, Boxer need Murkowski’s help to move drought measure

CALIFORNIA: Feinstein, Boxer need Murkowski’s help to move drought measure Annie Snider, Debra Kahn and Anne C. Mulkern, E&E reporters Published: Thursday, July 30, 2015 The California drought measure unveiled yesterday by the state’s two Democratic senators served as their bid in a political gamble where a Republican now holds the most important cards. The […]

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Reclamation Transmits to Congress Final Report on Proposed Shasta Dam Raise

    Mid-Pacific Region Sacramento, Calif.   Reclamation Transmits to Congress Final Report on Proposed Shasta Dam Raise SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation transmitted to Congress today the Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation. The report describes the technical, environmental, economic, and financial evaluations prepared […]

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Perkins Coie California Land Use & Development Law Report – Courts Continue to Reject Claims That Reasonable Reliance on Public Agency Representations Establishes an Entitlement to an Existing Use of Property

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 […]

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New Publications from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute

New Publications from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute The Bay Area Council Economic Institute is pleased to announce the availability of three new studies on state and regional economic issues. Surviving the Storm examines the potential economic impact of an extreme storm event in the Bay Area. California’s climate is famously volatile, with winters […]

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Perkins Coie California Land Use & Development Law Report – The Importance of Independence

The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development The Importance of Independence: The Ninth Circuit Provides Helpful Clarification on Connected Actions in the Energy Project Development Context The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a right-of-way for an access road over Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land […]

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BPC Letter Supporting BCDC & Coastal Conservancy Application for NOAA Coastal Resilience Grant

The Bay Planning Coalition has submitted a letter supporting BCDC and the State Coastal Conservancy’s joint application for NOAA’s Regional Coastal Resilience Grant Program. BPC strongly believes that the work that BCDC and the Coastal Conservancy are engaged in will be instrumental in advancing the Bay Area’s resiliency to climate change impacts and will provide […]

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