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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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 […]
Arbitrary and Burdensome? BLM Issues New Fracking Rules On March 20, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued a final rule regulating hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking”) in connection with all oil and gas extraction on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). The BLM rule marks the first widespread federal regulation of […]
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speakerMitchell Chadwick attorneys Braiden Chadwick and Chris Powell will speak at the annual 2015 Mining and Land Resources Institute in Reno Nevada. Braiden and Chris will deliver a talk on recent legislative and legal decisions affecting mineral development on public lands. The Institute is organized by The American Association of Professional Landmen and the Nevada […]
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mitchell chadwick llpCalifornia Supreme Court Clarifies the “Unusual Circumstances” Exception under CEQA Today, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley (No. S201116), and affirmed that even in Berkeley, building a single-family home does not require environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. Berkeley Hillside clarified when the “unusual […]
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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 […]
