Legal Alert

Latest California State Water Board Investigative Order for PFAS Targets Bulk Fuel Storage Terminals and Refineries

Last week, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) officially released an order (the Order) to investigate and sample for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at over 160 bulk fuel storage terminals and refineries throughout California. The State Water Board’s Order is the latest action in a series of investigative orders over…

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Blogs

May 3, 2021
Properly Posting Notice of Determination Triggers Short CEQA Statute of Limitations Despite Not Providing the Notice to Petitioner as Requested
CEQA Chronicles
May 3, 2021
Immortal Right — Income Beneficiary’s Entitlement to Accounting Continues after Death
Trust on Trial
April 22, 2021
First District Finds Petitioner Failed to Exhaust Administrative Remedies in CEQA Challenge to Removal of Controversial Sculpture
CEQA Chronicles
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Legal Alerts

March 12, 2021
State Water Board Issues Notification and Response Levels for PFBS in Drinking Water; DTSC to Finalize Carpets and Rugs with PFAS as “Priority Products” in 2021
Environmental Law
March 5, 2021
Proposed “California Clean Water Act” (AB 377) Would Restrict Ability to Secure Schedules of Compliance in Water Quality Permits or Other Water Quality-Related Orders
Water Quality Law
March 1, 2021
Judge Finds that Water Boards Have Authority to Regulate Discharges of Dredge and Fill Material as Waste Under Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
Water Quality Law
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Publications

April 21, 2021
Proposition 65: Legal and Technical Implications of Listing PFOA as a Carcinogen
April 2021
Proposition 65 Notices of the Month – March 2021: Plastic Consumer Products, Fruits & Vegetables, New Chemical Pulegone in Peppermint Extract, and Relief for Acrylamide Claims
Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights in March 2021
March 2021
The D.C. Circuit Overturns EPA’s 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 1, Number 6
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Announcements

April 27, 2021
Downey Brand Welcomes Sean McKissick to its Litigation Practice in Sacramento
April 27, 2021
Downey Brand Welcomes Marco Rodriguez to its Family Law Practice in Sacramento
April 5, 2021
JD Supra Recognizes Three Downey Brand Attorneys as Top Authors in 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards
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In the News

May 4, 2021
Local bankruptcy filings drop 35%
Sacramento Business Journal
December 30, 2020
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Related to COVID-19 Expiring in 2021: What You Need to Know
ABC10 Sacramento
October 19, 2020
Best Places to Work: Downey Brand is Top Honoree Among Large Companies
Sacramento Business Journal
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Speaking Engagements/Events

May 26, 2021
Sacramento Public Company Round-Up
Downey Brand Webinar
May 20, 2021
Where Are They Now? Conversations With Past Generations Keynotes
Capitol Region Family Business Center
May 6, 2021
California’s Prop 65 and Toasted, Roasted and Crunchy Foods – All About Acrylamide
Specialty Food Association Prop. 65 Webinar Series
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