A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a portion of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, according to a copy of the decision obtained on July 16. Kings...more
This article summarizes some of the most significant amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that were enacted in 2023. Some housing laws that relate to CEQA are discussed in the article, “Recently...more
Republican attorneys general from 20 U.S. states sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, seeking to block new reforms to the U.S. environmental review process for major projects such as transmission lines and wind and solar...more
After a three-judge panel ruled that cities do not have the authority to ban the installation of natural gas equipment in newly constructed buildings, Berkeley is now asking for a do-over. Berkeley City Attorney Farimah Faiz...more
Over the last several weeks we have seen a number of state legislatures pass fairly aggressive regulations attempting to ban the use of intentionally added PFAS in certain products, create registries for products with...more
In an effort to centralize and simplify regulatory and licensing oversight of the cannabis market, California has created the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). With the passage of Assembly Bill 141, the DCC...more