Sep 16, 2022

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

September 12, 2022 Court of Appeal Determines That the State Water Resources Control Board Exceeded Its Authority in 2015 When It Ordered Curtailment Among Valid Pre-1914 Water Right Holders Based on Insufficient Water to Serve Their Priorities Today, the Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District agreed with Santa […]

Sep 15, 2022

Outdoor Advertising, the First Amendment, and Free Speech: The Supreme Court Refines the Case of Reed v. Gilbert by its Decision in Austin v. Reagan – Update from McGregor Legere & Stevens

Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. The City of Austin, Texas regulates signs that advertise things not located on the same premises as the sign, and signs directing readers to offsite locations, all known as “off-premises signs.” The City’s sign code prohibited construction of new off-premises signs, but gave existing signs […]

Sep 13, 2022

EDF Holds Webinar Introducing CRA Framework – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On September 7, 2022, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) held a webinar to introduce a cumulative risk assessment (CRA) framework that takes into account multiple exposures to chemical and non-chemical stressors. Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President for Health at EDF, moderated the webinar. According to Vogel, for decades, environmental justice […]

Sep 12, 2022

SJC Gives Shot in The Arm for Commercial Solar Developments Under Local Zoning – Update from McGregor Legere & Stevens PC

Written by Madison Gaffney Tracer Lane II Realty, LLC v. City of Waltham, decided by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on June 2, 2022, was eagerly awaited by municipalities and solar project sponsors alike. The citation is Tracer Lane II Realty, LLC v. City of Waltham, No. SJC-13195 (Mass. Jun. 2, 2022). Real […]

Sep 12, 2022

Final Revision to the Risk Determination for PV29 Finds that PV29, as a Whole Chemical Substance, Presents an Unreasonable Risk to Human Health – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the Colour Index Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) risk evaluation issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 87 Fed. Reg. 54491. EPA states that the revision to the […]