January 18, 2016 | Category:
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oil and gasCalifornia Energy Companies at Odds on Potential Use of Cap and Trade California energy companies are divided on the state’s plan to use its cap-and-trade program as its principle means of compliance with the U.S. EPA’s Clean Power Plan (“CPP”). The federal plan will require California to reduce its power-sector emissions about 13% below 2012 […]
January 14, 2016 | Category:
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Pat MitchellFor the Second Year In A Row, Mitchell 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 […]
January 14, 2016 | Category:
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speciesNewhall Land and Farming Company Petitions California Supreme Court to Reconsider Newhall Decision The Newhall Land and Farming Company has petitioned the California Supreme Court to reconsider its November 30, 2015 decision blocking a mixed-use residential project in Los Angeles County. Newhall argues that the Court’s decision was based on incorrect legal reasoning and a […]
December 30, 2015 | Category:
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Waters Of The U.S.Sierra Club Requests to Intervene in Clean Water Act Challenge The Sierra Club recently filed a motion to intervene in a court challenge regarding the new Waters of the United States rule (WOTUS). In short, the rule seeks to redefine which waters receive federal protection under the Clean Water Act. The United States Environmental […]
EPA Engages In ‘Covert Propaganda’ To Promote New ‘Waters Of The United States’ Rule The Government Accountability Office issued a report on December 14th concluding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated federal law by using ‘Covert Propaganda’ and social media to promote its “waters of the United States” rule under the Clean Water Act. […]
December 8, 2015 | Category:
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Public LandsStudy: Unlocking America’s Energy Is The Best Economic Stimulus The Institute for Energy Research released a new study in December 2015 which considered the economic impacts of opening all federal lands and waters to oil and gas production. The report provides an update to a similar 2013 study in light of the current low price […]
Modoc Sucker Removed from Endangered List After nearly thirty years of recovery efforts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) announced the removal of the Modoc sucker from protection under the Endangered Species Act on December 7, 2015. A small fish native to the Upper Pit River Watershed in southern Oregon and northeastern […]
Sixth Circuit to Consider Crucial Jurisdictional Issue Relating to Scope of Clean Water Act The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit will hear oral arguments about whether federal district courts have jurisdiction to hear challenges to President Obama’s rule broadening the application of the Clean Water Act. In May, the Environmental Protection Agency […]
November 19, 2015 | Category:
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mitchell chadwick llpEnviro Groups Sue Ventura County Over New Oil Wells Los Padres ForestWatch, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Citizens for Responsible Oil and Gas filed a CEQA petition challenging Ventura County’s approval of 19 new oil wells near the Santa Paula Canyon Trail. The project garnered strong opposition from hikers and environmentalists. According to the […]
October 29, 2015 | Category:
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OzoneStates Challenge EPA’s New Ozone Standards Arizona, Arkansas, North Dakota, Oklahoma and New Mexico’s Environment Department join the petition for review filed by Murray Energy Corp., asking the D.C. Circuit Court to block the new national ground-level ozone standards. The EPA recently lowered the national ambient air quality standards for ground-level ozone from 75 ppb […]
