The White House on Wednesday made the embarrassing move to call on OPEC and its allies to boost oil production as pump prices climb, underscoring alarm over the U.S. loss of energy independence under President Biden. Domestic producers said Mr. Biden should have looked to them to bolster the nation’s oil supply. Instead, Mr. Biden turned to OPEC, a cartel […]

The Sixth District Court of Appeal upheld the County of Monterey’s certification of an EIR for a residential project in the unpublished decision Carmel Valley Association, Inc. v. County of Monterey (Cal. Ct. App., May 19, 2021, No. H046187) 2021 WL 1999807. The case had a long history, as the original project application was filed […]

In the case Oregon Natural Desert Association v. United States Forest Service (9th Cir. 2020) 957 F.3d 1024, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the issuance of grazing permits, grazing permit modifications, and annual operation instructions (AOIs) issued by the U.S. Forest Service on seven allotments in a national forest. Environmental organizations, including Center […]

In April of 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which sets the definition for “Waters of the United States” which waters are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and EPA.  (https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-01/documents/navigable_waters_protection_rule_prepbulication.pdf.)  This 2020 rule, issued under the Trump Administration, set forth a definition of […]