The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), at its essence, requires lead agencies to identify the potential significant impacts a proposed project may have on the environment. A California appellate court in Ballona Wetlands Land… Read More

Nelson v. County of Kern California’s Fifth District Court of Appeal has issued a new decision which clarifies the scope of the CEQA environmental review for mining operations on federal land. In Nelson v. County of Kern (DJDAR 17585, Nov. 19,… Read More

Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Department of the Interior On September 23, 2010, a divided Ninth Circuit court dealt a major setback to BLM’s proposed land exchange involving Asarco’s Ray Mine, and raised the standard fo… Read More

Communities for a Better Environment v. City of Richmond A new California appellate decision is the first to consider, and to reject, the adequacy of greenhouse gas mitigation measures under CEQA. The First Appellate District’s April 2010 rulin… Read More

Communities for a Better Environment v. South Coast Air Quality Management District On March 15, 2010, the California Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated ruling in Communities for a Better Environment v. South Coast Air Quality Management Dis… Read More