Public Comments Due March 10 -
The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued a proposal to significantly overhaul, for the first time in 40 years, the regulations for implementing the National Environmental...more
1/31/2020
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A Change in Methodology Will be Required Statewide July 1 -
Although a paradigm shift for analyzing transportation impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act has been approaching ever since Senate Bill 743...more
Telecommunications -
AB 1699 Telecommunications: mobile Internet service providers: first response agencies: emergencies -
Fire officials experienced a significant data transmission slowdown of their mobile emergency...more
1/13/2020
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Union of Medical Marijuana Patients, Inc. v. City of San Diego -
In a long-awaited decision, the California Supreme Court held this week that whether an activity is a “project” subject to environmental review under the...more
8/22/2019
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Following several years of public involvement, the California Natural Resources Agency approved a Comprehensive Update to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines....more
Housing and Land Use and Environmental Laws Saw Changes in 2019 -
The California Legislature passed a number of laws last year that will have a significant impact on how public agencies — including cities and counties,...more
1/11/2019
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In a highly anticipated decision, Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. San Diego Association of Governments, the California Supreme Court held recently that an environmental impact report for a regional transportation plan...more
7/18/2017
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