Army Corps Handed Court Defeat Even as More States Challenge New Rule Jurisdictional Determination IS a “Final Agency Action” that can be challenged in court On Sept. 8th, the Obama administration asked the Supreme Court to review the Eight Circuit’s decision in Hawkes v. Corps. In Hawkes, a landowner sought a jurisdictional determination from […]
G. Braiden Chadwick Listed As One of Sacramento’s Top Attorneys The Sacramento Business Journal just published its “Best of the Bar” list of top attorneys for 2015, and Mitchell Chadwick’s own Braiden Chadwick was among those honored for a second time. Stating that “A good lawyer can be hard to find” the Business Journal listed […]
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WaterEnviros Threaten EPA: Tighten Drilling Regulations or Get Sued On August 26, 2015, a consortium of environmental groups led by the Environmental Integrity Project and the Natural Resources Defense Council gave the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) official notice of their intent to sue and compel the agency to update its regulations on drilling waste. The […]
EPA’s New Methane Rules on Oil and Gas Operations Spells Trouble for Industry The Rule: On August 18th, the U.S. EPA proposed rules that would require new and modified oil and natural gas operations to cut emissions of methane. The proposed rules would be part of a broader effort under President Obama’s Climate Action Plan […]
EPA and Army Corps Publish Final Rule on Definition of Waters of the United States After two years of debate and controversy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published a Final Rule on what defines Waters of the United States (80 FR 124: 37054-37127). The Final Rule […]
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Waters Of The U.S.Federal Power Grab: Obama Administration Expands Federal Jurisdiction of Waters of the United States On May 27th, 2015, the Obama Administration expanded federal jurisdiction of waterways and drinking water supplies when it issued the Final Rule under the Clean Water Act. The Final Rule is widely seen as growing federal regulation by expanding the definition […]
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Nevada CountyOn April 28th, 2015, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the Blue Lead Gold Mine, and simultaneously denied an appeal of the project filed by neighbors and environmental groups. The Nevada County Supervisors, before a room full of project opponents, voted 4-0 to deny the appeal and approve the project, certify the […]
Mitchell Chadwick client Troy Caldwell and Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, LLC Announce Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows Base-To-Base Gondola Mitchell Chadwick client Troy Caldwell owns White Wolf, the land located between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. In a long-awaited development, Mr. Caldwell has agreed to partner with Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, LLC to construct a base-to-base gondola […]
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Waters Of The U.S.The Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping new rule broadening the definition of jurisdictional waters of the United States has been sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The EPA is pressing forward and will finalize the new rule despite receiving more than 900,000 comments and substantial Congressional opposition. The new definition would assert […]
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Water LawThe California Department of Conservation (“DOC”) will file an Emergency Regulatory Action with the State Office of Administrative Law on April 9, 2015 establishing emergency rules to regulate underground oil and gas injection wells to address concerns that many of the injection wells were contaminating drinking water aquifers. The April 9th filing sets up an […]
