Stoel Rives RSS Feed - Environmental / Land Use / Natural Resources Newsletters From the Stoel Rives Web Site http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?show=1229 en-us Copyright 2010, Stoel Rives clientservices@stoel.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 9/8/2010 12:15:08 AM Alternative for Long-term Sustainability: Addressing Salinity in the Central Valley http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=7018 ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Water Rights in Oregon http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6710 WATER RIGHTS IN OREGON Despite Oregon's rainy reputation, water is a limited resource in many areas of the state. This fact is significant for vineyards and wineries because they need water to irrigate newly planted vineyards and for use in the winery ... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Major Revision to Bull Trout Critical Habitat Designation http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6676 ... Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning for Offshore Renewable Eenrgy Development on the West Coast http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6565 ... Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Redeveloping Brownfields in the Shadow of Superfund http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6563 ... Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT State Supreme Court Sets Environmental Baseline http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6562 By Tim Taylor, Barbara Brenner, Tom Henry and Sigrid Waggener On March 15, 2010, the California Supreme Court published Communities for a Better Environment v. South Coast Air Quality Management District, a highly anticipated decision involving the ... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Law Combating Illegal Logging Affects Many http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6412 ... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT When it Comes to Renewable Energy, Wood Holds Promise http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6375 Originally published in The Register-Guard, January 9, 2010 Woody biomass as a fuel to produce renewable energy provides a solid alternative to fossil fuels. It's one of the world's oldest sources of energy, and here in the Pacific Northwest, it's a ... Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Webinar Materials - The California Water Deal of 2009: A Look at the Land Use Implications http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6259 ... Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT One Large Step Forward: The California Water Deal of 2009 - A Look at the Historic New State Water Legislation http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6248 Aticle originally published in California Water Law & Policy Reporter, December 2009 On November 4, 2009, California Legislature approved a historic overhaul of California's dysfunctional water system centered on the hub of California's water ... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Steps Toward Net Environmental Benefit in Agency Decisions http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6078 ... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT The California Water Deal of 2009: Webinar Materials http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6063 ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Businesses Near Superfund Site Should Re-Read Old Policies http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6475 Originally published in Portland Business Journal, Sept. 4, 2009. Since 2000 the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection agencies have required dozens of Portland businesses and property owners to carry out investigations ... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT CERCLA Liability - The Demise of CERCLA Joint and Several Liability? http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5454 ... Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Polar Bear Listing Story: Efforts to Regulate GHG Emissions Using the Endangered Species http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=5066 Download a PDF of this article ABSTRACT In February 2005, the conservation advocacy group, Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) as a threatened ... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Federal Regulatory Update http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3498 ... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Sustainable Regulation - Weaving Sustainability into Regulatory Decisions http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3500 ... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Resource Development Council ESA Presentation (PPT) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3340 ... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Greenhouse Gas Cap & Trade Update http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3141 ... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT Fish and Wildlife: Regulatory Framework and Challenges (PPT) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3031 ... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT New Hydro Technologies: Fish & Wildlife Issues (PPT) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2878 ... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT Water Delivery - Canals, Ditches, and Pipelines: The Law of Easements in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=6655 ... Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Patenting Nanominerals http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2525 ... Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT The Endangered Species Act’s Section 7 Consultation Requirement: Strategies and Tools (PPT) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2320 ... Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Supreme Court Rules on New Source Review http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3403 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 U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Green House Gas Emissions http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3405 On April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated decision in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. EPA, (Commonwealth), the case likely to set the stage for greenhouse gas regulation in the United States. In this narrowly decided 5-4 decision, ... Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT CERCLA & Clean Water Act – Overlapping Authorities & Cross-Program Implementation; Thinking Outside the Box (PPT) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2260 ... Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT NEDC's Clean Water Act Complaint Dismissed http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3393 In a victory for the forest products industry, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon dismissed a complaint brought by the Northwest Environmental Defense Center ("NEDC") under the federal Clean Water Act ("CWA"). NEDC had alleged ... Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT Managing to Make Source Control Happen at Contaminated Sediment Sites (PPT) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=2262 ... Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT Water Delivery: Pipes vs. Ditches (Parts 1 & 2) http://www.stoel.com/showarticle.aspx?Show=3314 Part 1 originally published in Oregon Insider Issue #404/405, December 2006. Part 2 originally published in Oregon Insider Issue #406/407, January 2007. Delivery of water depends on complex delivery systems developed over many years. The canals, laterals, ... Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT