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

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 Reactivates its Prevention of Significant Deterioration Reactivation Policy
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 5
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. Bureau of Land Management Proposes a New Regulation to Reduce Methane Emissions at Energy Plants
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
December 2022
U.S. Department of the Interior Announces $210 Million for Drought Resilience Projects in the West
Environmental, Energy & Climate Change Law and Regulation Reporter, Volume 3, Number 3
November 2022
Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court by Finding Congressional Authorization Allows Discretionary Releases From Twitchell Dam for Species Protection
California Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 2
November 2022
District Court Dismisses Third Party Suit Finding Standing Allegations Inadequate in Climate Adaption Case
California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 32, Number 2
November 2022
Ninth Circuit Holds That Native Alaskan Tribe has an Implied Right to Fish off the Tribe’s Reservation
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 27, Number 1
November 2022
Ninth Circuit Finds no Waiver of California’s Water Board’s Section 401 Certification Authority–The Latest in the Battle of Authority to Regulate Federal Hydropower Projects
Western Water Law & Policy Reporter, Volume 27, Number 1
November 2022
Proposition 65 Quarterly Notice – Third Quarter 2022: Citizen Plaintiff Groups Continue to Pursue Seafood, Ceramics, and Personal Care Products
Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights July 2022-September 2022