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Minor Problems In Environmental Impact Report Are Not Prejudicial Defects

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 11/15/2012

A recent appellate case addressed the issue of minor problems and deficiencies in an Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) and whether they were prejudicial errors that amounted to defects in the approval process required for a...more

Los Angeles Battle Over Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Costs Boils Over

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 11/8/2012

There’s a dust up occurring between the City of Los Angeles and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (“Great Basin”). What’s the dust up about? Dust! Yes, even something as naturally occurring and...more

Insurance Coverage For Long Tail Injuries In California

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 10/29/2012

The California Supreme Court recently ruled, in a case involving environmental damage at a State controlled waste site, that multiple insurers, who provided coverage to the State at different periods between 1964-1976, are...more

Massive San Diego Desalination Plant Takes Major Step Forward

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 10/18/2012

The San Diego County Water Authority (SCWA) has negotiated a proposed agreement with a private developer under which it will purchase at least 48,000 acre-feet of desalinated water per year for 30 years, from a Carlsbad...more

Three Weeks Remaining until Army MATOC Submission Deadline: An Update

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/18/2012

On August 8, 2012, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a Multiple-Award Task Order Request for Proposal (RFP) for $7 billion in total contract capacity to procure renewable energy through power purchase agreements and...more

California Files Suit Against Whittier to Stop Oil Leases

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 8/30/2012

The City of Whittier, California wants to allow oil drilling on a 20 acre parcel of land purchased as part of a much larger parcel acquired by the City in the 1990’s using bond funds approved by Proposition A. The Santa...more

Transferring quarry and mining rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]

by JOSEPH YAV KATSHUNG on 7/12/2012

The mining code of the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] provides for a possibility of leasing and assigning mining and quarry rights. Since mining and quarry rights, as expressed in mining and quarry permits, are real and...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-01

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 1/17/2012

In This Article • Federal Government • Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland • Northwest Territories • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario • Prince Edward Island •...more

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