Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin (2013) __ Cal.App.4th __, 2013 WL 1235649 In Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin (2013) __ Cal.App.4th __, 2013 WL 1235649, the First District Court of Appeal held that a residential development pro… Read More

The California Legislature has proposed four bills which would impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the State of California. Fracking involves injecting a high pressure stream of water, sand and chemicals into ro… Read More

Building on recent public pronouncements, two California legislators have proposed new legislation that would regulate water usage during the hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” process. Fracking involves injecting a high pressure stream… Read More

Center for Biological Diversity v. Salazar 2013 WL 440727 In Center for Biological Diversity v. Salazar, 2013 WL 440727, the Ninth Circuit held that a lengthy hiatus in mining operations did not automatically warrant a new plan of operations from the… Read More

California Senators Darrel Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) have each introduced legislation to amend the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). Senator Steinberg’s bill, SB 731, introduced on Februar… Read More

Save Cuyama Valley v. County of Santa Barbara (2013) ___ Cal.App.4th ___ In Save Cuyama Valley v. County of Santa Barbara (2013) ___ Cal.App.4th ___, a California Court of Appeal has ruled that a lead agency need not use the CEQA Guidelines Appendix… Read More

Banning Ranch Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 1209 In Banning Ranch Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 1209, a California court rejected claims that a city “piecemealed” its CEQA review… Read More

Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2013 WL 68701 In Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,… Read More