February 13, 2015 | Category:
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Water LawCalifornia Legislature Proposes Significant New Climate Change Bills Taking a cue from Governor Brown’s State of the State address in January 2015 that focused on climate change and other environmental issues, California Democrat lawmakers have introduced several significant bills that aspire to reduce petroleum consumption, increase the use of renewable energy sources, increase energy efficiency […]
February 11, 2015 | Category:
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Water LawThe Following Article From Mitchell Chadwick Appears In The Upcoming Issue Of The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s Quarterly Report: California’s New Groundwater Legislation Until very recently, California was the only Western state without statewide regulation and management of groundwater resources. Although numerous local agencies were authorized to assume a groundwater management role within their […]
Mitchell Chadwick Helps Expand California’s Largest Mitigation Bank Mitchell Chadwick, working with Wetland Resources, LLC, owner of the Elsie Gridley Mitigation Bank and WRA, Inc. are pleased to announce the expansion of the mitigation bank and release of additional California tiger salamander (CTS) upland and aquatic habitat credits. These credits meet both the United States Fish and Wildlife […]
January 29, 2015 | Category:
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sacramento beeMitchell Chadwick has been listed as one of the best land-use firms in California by U.S. News & World Report. The U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review […]
January 8, 2015 | Category:
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sacramento beeLooking back at biggest legal story: What happened at Downey Brand: From the Sacramento Business Journal: “Lawyers came and went as normal in 2013 until Downey Brand decided to close its Roseville office in October of that year. That didn’t sit well with two partners who had to relocate downtown, Patrick Mitchell and Braiden Chadwick. […]
January 8, 2015 | Category:
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traffic studyOn behalf of Buckeye Terminals, Mitchell Chadwick sued the City of West Sacramento in Yolo County Superior Court for failing to conduct adequate traffic studies along South River Road before it dramatically altered traffic routes and circulation. The City’s decision would increase traffic, close off existing truck-staging areas, and disallow safe rail deliveries to the area. The City also […]
Outcome of Calif. gravel mine fight disappoints environmentalists (Reuters) – A California conservation group is still considering whether to appeal to the state Supreme Court an appellate decision to allow a 1,500-acre gravel mining operation on farmland in California’s Central Valley, the group’s lawyer says. Donald Mooney, lawyer for the Friends of the Kings River, […]
October 29, 2014 | Category:
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Water LawBig changes have already hit the construction industry in California in the form of a new Industrial Storm Water General Permit, but even more changes are looming. The California Water Resources Control Board is working on a new permitting process for protecting “waters of the state.” Braiden Chadwick will update you on the latest information […]
October 29, 2014 | Category:
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Water LawMitchell Chadwick attorneys Braiden Chadwick, Pat Mitchell and Natalie Mitchell are all speaking at the annual education conference for the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) in San Diego. Braiden Chadwick’s presentation with EH&S Project Manager from Teichert, Inc.‘s EH&S Project Manager John Lane, is entitled: “Dangerous Waters: State and Federal Jurisdiction, New State Regulations and […]
August 7, 2014 | Category:
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speciesSANTA BARBARA’S FIRST CONSERVATION BANK Mitchell Chadwick is pleased to announce that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have formally approved the La Purisima Conservation Bank in northern Santa Barbara County. (See story here: http://www.sblandtrust.org/land-conservation-bank-established-santa-barbara-county/ ) The Conservation Bank, along with the conservation easement being held by […]
