Publications

Adjudicating Groundwater: A Judge’s Guide to Understanding Groundwater and Modeling

Provided by The National Judicial College, Dividing the Waters

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A Compendium of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Provided by Downey Brand’s Water Law Practice

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California Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights

A Monthly Publication Provided by Downey Brand’s Prop. 65 Practice

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California Air and Climate

A Bi-Monthly Publication Provided by Downey Brand’s Air Quality and Climate Change Practice

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Articles

June 2, 2023
Hurdles Remain for Colorado River Agreement
Daily Journal
May 2023
Napa County Groundwater Pumping Exceeded Sustainable Yield in Water Year 2022
California Water Law and Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 8
June 1, 2023
Litigation is Taking California’s Public Trust Doctrine From the Waterfront to the Forefront
Western City Magazine
May 2023
California Court of Appeal Upholds State Water Resources Control Board’s General Waste Discharge Requirements in WQO 2018-0002
California Water Law and Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 8
May 2023
Ninth Circuit Finds FAA Failed to Take Requisite ‘Hard Look’ Under NEPA at Noise Impacts From Airport Terminal Replacement Project
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 8
May 2023
EPA Proposes First-Ever Enforceable Nationwide Primary Drinking Water Standards for PFAS
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 8
April 2023
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Power Plant Emissions Limitations and Defers to EPA’s Scientific and Technical Expertise
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 7
April 2023
California State Water Resources Control Board’s New Sanitary Sewer Systems Waste Discharge Requirements to Take Effect This Summer
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 7
March 2023
Ninth Circuit Holds Rulemaking Petition Regarding Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan is not Subject to Judicial Review
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 6
March 2023
Tenth Circuit Finds BLM Needs to Take a Hard Look Under NEPA for New Mexico Fracking Permits
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 6
February 2023
EPA’s Amendments to the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Site Remediation Eliminates Certain CERCLA and RCRA Exemptions
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 5
February 2023
California Tribes and Environmental Organizations File Civil Rights Complaint and Petition for Rulemaking with EPA for Bay-Delta Water Quality Standards
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 5
February 2023
Biden Administration Finalizes Part 1 of New ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 32, Number 5
February 2023
2022 Prop. 65 Roundup: Over 3,100 Notices for the Usual Suspects Including Lead and Phthalates, Plus New Trends Targeting Textiles and Apparel, and Common Holiday Spices
Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights in 2022
January 2023
Stanislaus County Superior Court Orders Water District to Vacate Approval of the Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project Pending Compliance With CEQA
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 4
January 2023
In a Major Regulatory Step, FERC Approves Removal of Four Dams on the Klamath River
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 4
January 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Aligns Aircraft Engine Emissions Standards With United Nations and Considers Increasing Stringency in the Future
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 4
December 2022
Eight Circuit Finds States Lacked Article III Standing to Challenge Biden Administration’s Carbon Cost Metric
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 3
December 2022
Monsanto Petitions for Eleventh Circuit En Banc Review After Losing FIFRA Preemption Argument Against State Law Failure to Warn Claim
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 3
December 2022
California State Water Resources Control Board Adopts Water Conservation Standards for Urban Suppliers
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 3