Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a decision in “Phase #2” of Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District et al., United States District Court for the Central District of California (District Court), Case No. 5:13-cv-00883-JGB-SP, finding that the […]
May 1, 2019
PFAS “Phased Investigation Plan” in Progress
Mon Apr 29th, On Environmental Law, by Julieanne Nguyen On March 6, 2019, the California State Water Resources Control Board (“State Board”) State Board rolled out its “Phased Investigation Plan” for Perfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) in California. The three-phase plan was created to investigate the areas with potential PFAS contamination — […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update April 25, 2019 Federal EPA Announces Proposed Procedures For Review Of CBI Claims For The Identity Of Chemicals On The TSCA Inventory On April 23, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule regarding its plan to review certain […]
Tue Apr 23rd, On Environmental Law, by John Bick On April 17, 2019, in ongoing consolidated cases in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the Federal defendants released responses to briefs of amici curiae. The Federal defendants continued to argue that the Antiquities Act of 1906 grants […]
Apr 22, 2019
Energy + Climate Change Law Alert – Colorado Ushers in Oil and Gas Reforms – Update from Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell
NEW OIL AND GAS LAW OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLORADO CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES On April 16, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 181, ushering in sweeping changes to oil and gas oversight in Colorado. The new law gives local governments additional regulatory authority over oil and gas operations, changes the makeup and […]