Category: News

Nov 20, 2020

Environmental Law & Policy Alerts – Update from Somach, Simmons & Dunn

November 19, 2020 Is Third Time the Charm for Klamath Dam Removal Project? On November 17, California, Oregon, PacifiCorp, and the Yurok and Karuk Tribes announced a new agreement with the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) to reaffirm KRRC’s status as dam removal entity and provide additional funding for the […]

Nov 16, 2020

EPA’s New Policy on “Adjacency“ – Update from Jorden Hiser & Joy

In looking over recent developments, I realized that we have never addressed Acting Assistant Administrator Anne Idsal’s November 26, 2019 guidance entitled “Interpreting ‘Adjacent’ for New Source Review and Title V Source Determinations in All Industries Other than Oil and Gas” (hereinafter Adjacency Policy), in which EPA states that it […]

Nov 16, 2020

Recent Federal Developments – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

ABA SEER And CropLife America Present New Developments In Pesticide Law And Policy: Registration is now open for the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) and CropLife America virtual conference entitled New Developments in Pesticide Law and Policyon November 18, 2020. The program provides important […]

Nov 13, 2020

Environmental Law & Policy Alerts – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

November 12, 2020 Court of Appeal for Second Appellate District Determines Plaintiff Not Required to Exhaust Administrative Remedies in Proposition 218 Challenge to Ratemaking Methodology  The Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District recently ruled that a plaintiff challenging the method that a special district uses to calculate rates […]

Nov 6, 2020

Biobased Products News and Policy Report – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biobased and Renewable Products Update November 5, 2020 Federal Senator Merkley And Representative Levin Introduce The Zero-Emission Vehicles Act On October 20, 2020, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives the Zero-Emission Vehicles At of 2020 (the […]