Alerts From the Stoel Rives Web Site http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?show=2280 en-us Copyright 2010, Stoel Rives clientservices@stoel.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 9/10/2010 7:58:54 PM http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6644 Communities for a Better Environment v. City of Richmond (April 26, 2010)First District Court of Appeal Case No. A125618 The First District Court of Appeal has issued the first published opinion regarding the adequacy of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ... Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6544 On March 16, 2010, Governor Ted Kulongoski issued Executive Order No. 10-03, declaring a "state of drought emergency" for Klamath, Jackson, Douglas, Lane, Deschutes, and Lake Counties, Oregon. Barring extraordinary spring precipitation alleviating statewide ... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6505 Communities for a Better Environment v. South Coast Air Quality Management DistrictOn March 15, 2010, the California Supreme Court published a highly anticipated decision involving the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). The Court held that ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6350 The public review draft of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement for the Sustainability of Public and Trust Resources and Affected Communities (the "KBRA") was released on January 7, 2010. A day later the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement ... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6322 The State Water Resources Control Board ("Water Board") has given notice of its public informational proceeding necessary to begin developing the flow criteria for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ("Delta") ecosystem as directed by Senate Bill No. 1 ... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6356 Say goodbye to water use as usual. On November 5, 2009, the California Legislature passed several landmark water bills characterized by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as "the most comprehensive water infrastructure package … in the history of California." ... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5829 The California Natural Resources Agency ("Resources Agency") is conducting rulemaking proceedings to promulgate new CEQA Guidelines and Amendments to existing CEQA Guidelines ("CEQA Guidelines") that will address lead agencies' obligations to evaluate ... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5399 On May 4, 2009, the U. S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States1 that significantly narrows the grounds under which a party may be held liable under federal law for the costs of environmental ... Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=3528 On January 8, 2009, the Office of Planning and Research ("OPR") released a preliminary draft of regulations that will implement the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") with regard to evaluating, measuring and mitigating the potential greenhouse ... Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=3284 Although Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed many legislative bills due to the State budget stall, he did sign some of importance. Below is a brief review of some of the 2008 environmental bills that were recently signed. SB 375 (Steinberg) Greenhouse Gas ... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2452 This morning, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in United States v. Atlantic Research Corporation, 551 US ____ (2007) regarding cost recovery actions under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). ... Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2446 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the "Corps") and the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") have issued their long-awaited interagency joint guidance memorandum (the "Memorandum") on the scope of regulatory jurisdiction over wetlands. The Memorandum ... Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2414 On May 10, 2007, the anniversary date of the Mining Law of 1872, House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Chair, Nick J. Rahall II (D- W.Va) introduced Mining Law Reform Legislation intended to totally revamp the General Mining Law of 1872. ... Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2281 Earlier today (April 2, 2007), the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy, (Duke Energy). This case is the latest and most dramatic turn of events in the longstanding litigation against the coal-fired ... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2397 In late November, EPA issued a final rule interpreting the definition of the term "pollutant" under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to exclude pesticides applied in compliance with relevant water quality requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and ... Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2399 On June 19, 2006 the United States Supreme Court, in a "four-one-four" decision, addressed the extent of Clean Water Act jurisdiction over wetlands adjacent to tributaries of navigable waters. Although the Court vacated the Sixth Circuit's judgment supporting ... Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT