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15 Mar 2018, 4:26 pm by Arthur F. Coon
In a published opinion filed January 31, 2018, the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial Court’s judgment issuing a writ of mandate voiding the California State Air Resources Board’s (“CARB”) 2014 amendments to its 2008 Truck and Bus Regulation and its related environmental review documents, which were the functional equivalent of a negative declaration under CARB’s certified regulatory program. [read post]
6 Jun 2019, 1:44 pm by Arthur F. Coon
The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an important case we’ve been following involving CEQA’s definition of a “project” on the afternoon of June 4, 2019, and took the matter under submission. [read post]
1 Feb 2023, 8:44 am by Arielle Harris
The 2021-2022 Legislative Session was light on CEQA amendments, and once again did not produce any significant reform. [read post]
9 Aug 2013, 3:24 pm by Arthur F. Coon
In a much-anticipated decision filed August 5, 2013, the California Supreme Court held that CEQA requires a lead agency to assess a project’s environmental impacts against an “existing conditions” baseline – and consequently disallows sole reliance on a “future conditions” baseline  –  unless the agency shows “by substantial evidence that an analysis based on existing conditions would tend to be misleading or without informational value to… [read post]
5 Jun 2017, 1:37 pm by Arthur F. Coon
In a 38-page opinion filed May 4, and belatedly ordered published on May 25, 2017, the Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment dismissing a writ petition filed by three environmental groups alleging CEQA violations against the California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) in connection with its issuance of 214 individual permits for new oil wells in the long-established South Belridge Oil Field in Kern County. [read post]