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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Appellate Review of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Decisions

Provided by Downey Brand’s Public Utility Regulation Practice

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Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights

A Quartly 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

July 2023
Prop. 65 Plaintiffs are “Fishing” for More…
Proposition 65: Quarterly Highlights (March & June 2023)
July 6, 2023
Streamlining Provisions Won’t Apply to Delta Conveyance Project
Daily Journal
June 2023
District Court in Washington Affirms Parties Cannot Contractually Avoid CERCLA Liability to the U.S. Government
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 9
June 2023
D.C. Circuit Requires EPA to Regulate Perchlorate Levels Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 9
June 2023
California Department of Water Resources Approves 12 Groundwater Sustainability Plans for Non-Critically Overdrafted Basins
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 9
June 2023
National Marine Fisheries Service Maintains Endangered Listing Status for Southern California Steelhead
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 9
June 2023
SCOTUS Limits WOTUS: Jurisdictional Waters and Wetlands Under the Clean Water Act Must be Relatively Permanent, Standing, or Continuously Flowing Bodies of Water
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 9
June 16, 2023
Governor’s Infrastructure Plan: Legislature Finds Modest CEQA Reforms too Complex for a Vote this Year
Daily Journal
June 2, 2023
Hurdles Remain for Colorado River Agreement
Daily Journal
June 1, 2023
Litigation is Taking California’s Public Trust Doctrine From the Waterfront to the Forefront
Western City Magazine
May 2023
Napa County Groundwater Pumping Exceeded Sustainable Yield in Water Year 2022
California Water Law and Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 8
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