New EPA guidance clarifies the application of federal hazardous waste requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to the management and recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries.
As the demand for...more
Climate change litigation has become a global phenomenon, as scientists, agencies, and the general public increasingly associate wildfires, droughts, flooding, hurricanes, heat waves and other events with changing climate....more
11/5/2021
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Civil Liability ,
Climate Change ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Violations ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Government Investigations ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
International Litigation ,
Negligence ,
Public Trust Doctrine
California’s recent ban on the importation and sale of alligator products in the state has faced significant legal pushback from retailers and wholesalers of alligator products, the federal government, and others, and has...more
The final NEPA rule substantially revises environmental review procedures and incorporates most of the perceived controversial changes proposed last January, including elimination of cumulative impact analysis, and shortening...more
Exceptions outlined in state and local directives likely encompass the investigatory and remedial activities performed by environmental contractors.
Most California stay-at-home orders include exceptions for professional...more
4/17/2020
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Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hospitals ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Real Estate Development ,
San Francisco ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
State and Local Government ,
State of Emergency
The proposed NEPA regulations would eliminate agencies’ obligation to consider a project’s indirect and cumulative impacts in environmental reviews and would shorten the time frame for completing reviews, among other major...more
1/15/2020
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Comment Period ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Hearing ,
Trump Administration
On June 21, 2019, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued draft guidance clarifying the treatment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in environmental impact reviews of federal projects under the National...more
The final text of the comprehensive CEQA Guidelines update makes limited changes to the version proposed in January 2018.
The California Natural Resources Agency has posted the final adopted text of changes to the...more
12/10/2018
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CA Supreme Court ,
CEQA ,
CEQA Reform ,
Construction Industry ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
NEPA ,
Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) ,
Office of Planning & Research (OPR) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Transportation Industry