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The California Supreme Court clarified an ambiguous statute and the test for what is considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act in its recent decision in Union of ... read more
A lawsuit filed on August 13, 2019, by a coalition of approximately two dozen state and local government entities petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ... read more
We’re pleased to announce that shareholders Stuart Somach, Tess Dunham, and Sarah Klahn have been named among the top lawyers nationwide in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in ... read more
In a decision with potentially far-reaching implications for future litigation affecting tribal property, the Ninth Circuit dismissed on sovereign immunity grounds an environmental challenge to reauthorization of coal mining activities ... read more
Earlier this year, the California Court of Appeal upheld a trial court decision authorizing an irrigation district to withhold water deliveries to landowners within the district who violate rules promulgated ... read more
We're pleased to recognize a group of Somach Simmons & Dunn attorneys for their inclusion in the 2019 Super Lawyers lists. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers ... read more
The California Legislature recently passed SB-200 that will create an annual fund of $130 million to tackle the state’s drinking water problems. Approximately one million Californians do not have access ... read more
We invite you to catch up with Somach attorneys and clients through this snapshot of our press releases, alerts, events and media coverage. Events & Activities July 18 - 20, ... read more
Last week, the United States Supreme Court overruled a prior decision that required property owners alleging a taking of their property without just compensation by a state or local government ... read more
Earlier this month, the United States EPA and FEMA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at facilitating quicker disaster response times by increasing coordination between the two agencies ... read more
A federal district court in Texas remanded the Obama-era rule defining “waters of the United States,” commonly referred to as “WOTUS,” to the federal agencies that published the rule. The ... read more
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (“Valley Air District” or “District”) offers monetary incentives for farmers to replace existing nut harvesters (harvest equipment) with new, low dust harvest ... read more
The Daily Journal's May 1, 2019, edition includes a perspective piece authored by managing shareholder Tess Dunham titled “Balancing farming and water quality in the Central Valley [PDF].” In the article, ... read more
We invite you to catch up with Somach attorneys and clients through this snapshot of our press releases, alerts, events and media coverage. Events & Activities May 7 - Monterey, ... read more
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) formally withdrew its approval for the twin tunnel water project known as California WaterFix, its certification of the environmental impact report (EIR) for ... read more
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 ... read more
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series tracking the progress of Senate Bill 454 through the California Legislature. Senate Bill 454 passed the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee ... read more
On April 9, 2019, Assembly Bill 1194 (AB 1194), aimed at increasing local representation on the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), died in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. A ... read more
The Water Report’s April 2019 issue includes an article by attorneys Brittany Johnson and Rich Deitchman titled “Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado: An Update from Year Six in the Original Action.” ... read more
With atypical haste, on April 8, 2019, Congress passed legislation authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan (DCP). Once the President signs the ... read more
On March 28, 2019, the United States Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior (collectively, “Federal Government”) filed lawsuits in both federal and state court challenging the State ... read more
SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN congratulates its clients Don and Cathie Dill, and Frances and Jerry Pearce, on prevailing in a Colorado Supreme Court decision that arose from a water rights ... read more
In the month since Governor Newsom announced that he does not support a dual-tunnel Delta water supply conveyance, activity in the more than 20 state and federal lawsuits challenging California ... read more
On February 26, 2019, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a 67-page decision and order on a motion for summary judgment regarding two claims ... read more
We invite you to catch up with Somach attorneys and clients through this snapshot of our press releases, alerts, events and media coverage. Events & Activities January 12 - Sacramento, ... read more
