June 22, 2016 | Category:
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mitchell chadwick llp Wyoming Judge To BLM: Hands Off Oil and Gas Development A federal judge in Wyoming struck down the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s fracking rule for federal and Indian lands, finding that BLM lacked congressional authority to issue the regulations. The Obama fracking rule added a permit requirement for hydraulic fracturing on BLM lands, […]
June 9, 2016 | Category:
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oil and gasFeds Issue First-Ever Technical Guidance For Environmental Justice On June 7th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a technical guidance document Tuesday covering how to incorporate environmental justice principles when evaluating development projects. (Press Release HERE.) According to the EPA, the Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Actions outlines approaches and methods to […]
May 17, 2016 | Category:
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Waters Of The U.S.Mitchell Chadwick Helps Win Approval of Largest Mitigation Bank in California Mitchell Chadwick LLP, working with Land Veritas, owner of the Petersen Ranch Mitigation Bank and WRA, Inc. are pleased to announce that the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the California Department of […]
May 5, 2016 | Category:
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WaterEnvironmental Groups Sue EPA To Force Stricter Rules For “Hazardous Waste” …but EPA has already found that oil and gas waste doesn’t meet the standards of hazardous waste… A myriad of environmental groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to update its rules for oil and gas drilling waste disposal, stating that the […]
April 13, 2016 | Category:
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speciesCalifornia Court of Appeal Decision Leaves Room for Mitigation Bank as a “Highest and Best Use” for Eminent Domain Purposes In County of Santa Barbara v. Double H Properties, LLC, the Court of Appeal for the Second District considered whether the trial court properly excluded evidence indicating that a condemned piece of property was worth […]
April 4, 2016 | Category:
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mitchell chadwick llpFederal Government Hopes to End Idaho’s Challenge to Sage Grouse Plan The U.S. government recently asked a federal judge to toss Idaho’s challenge to the Department of Interior’s (“DOI”) measures designed to protect the habitat and support the population of the greater sage grouse. Idaho has filed suit challenging the DOI’s land-use plan amendments, final […]
March 9, 2016 | Category:
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Waters Of The U.S.2016 Mining and Land Resources Institute Event Details / Conference Website HERE. Event type: Conference Date: March 10th and 11th Speaker: Braiden Chadwick and Chris Powell Topic: 2015-2016 Mining and Public Lands Update Venue: Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Address: 3700 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502 Mitchell Chadwick LLP partner, G. Braiden Chadwick, will be speaking […]
February 17, 2016 | Category:
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pipelineEnviro Groups May Have Staged SUV Hitting Protester The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) and Rainforest Action Network (RAN) submitted a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) Tuesday asking the agency to investigate a November 12, 2015, incident which occurred outside BLM’s Colorado headquarters in Lakewood. CBD and RAN, part of a larger […]
February 2, 2016 | Category:
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oil and gasDepartment of Interior Releases Proposed Updates to Natural Gas Emissions Regulations The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released proposed updates to natural gas emissions regulations for oil and gas operations on Native American and public lands on Friday. The proposal, which focuses on limiting flaring at oil wells and venting from gas storage tanks, […]
Mitchell Chadwick Client Wins Nation’s Top Master-Planned Project Award Mitchell Chadwick is pleased to have had the opportunity to work on The Cannery project on behalf of The New Home Company, and congratulates The New Home Company Team on its success. From the Sacramento Business Journal: On Tuesday, the National Association of […]
