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On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law that have substantially modified the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to, in large part, increase housing development ... read more
Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam… The nation’s two oldest comprehensive environmental protection laws are being, or perhaps poised to be, dramatically redrawn. Right around the same time that ... read more
In a November 12, 2024, opinion, for Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration, No. 23-1067 (D.C. Cir. 2024), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals held, of its own initiative, ... read more
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (Supreme Court) issued a decision in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al., No. ... read more
The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) has published its 15th annual summary of recent appellate court cases and decisions that may be of interest to ACWA member agencies and ... read more
Federal and state legislatures and agencies have increasingly focused action to address concerns about the significant risks to human health and the environment from so-called “forever chemicals” known more widely ... read more
On February 28, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a Proclamation declaring the end of the COVID-19 State of Emergency. With this action, flexibility regarding the ability of public agencies to ... read more
Effective January 1, 2023, the California Public Records Act (CPRA) has a new location within the Government Code, complete with relabeled organizational headings that improve navigating the statute. The Legislature ... read more
