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White House Proposes Significant Rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act

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The Trump administration proposed rules intended to speed up approval of major projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), such as pipelines, power facilities, mines, highways, and other public...more

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Hot Springs Bypass Project (Arkansas): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) Public Notices Arkansas Department of...

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) (“Corps”) issued an August 22nd Public Notice (“Notice”) referencing a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit application that had been submitted by the Arkansas...more

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Highway Project Repaving/National Environmental Policy Act: Is an Environmental Impact Statement Required?

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit addressed in a June 5th opinion whether a proposed Wisconsin highway repaving project (“Project”) should have gone through the National Environmental Policy Act...more

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Court Rejects NEPA, Section 4(f) Challenges to Arizona South Mountain Freeway Project

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In a decision of national importance to the transportation community, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona rejected National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) challenges and Section 4(f) challenges to the 22-mile...more

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New Alternative for Widening 55 Freeway Reduces Right-of-Way Impacts

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For years, we’ve been working with our public agency clients during the environmental and design-phase to minimize right-of-way impacts with new infrastructure projects. Yet for many agencies, property acquisitions are an...more

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The Demise of the Illiana Expressway: Another Court Rejects Development Modeling Projections

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While it may go down as a classic case of “bad facts making bad law,” last week’s ruling rejecting the government’s NEPA analysis for the controversial Illiana Expressway is the just the latest in a disturbing trend for large...more

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California Supreme Court Grants Review of Decision Invalidating SANDAG Regional Transportation Plan

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The California Supreme Court has agreed to review the appellate court decision Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. San Diego Association of Governments. As we previously reported, the court of appeal in that case...more

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San Diego MPO's Analysis Of RTP's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rejected

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In a decision with implications for all transportation projects in California, the California Court of Appeal held that the analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation projects in a metropolitan transportation...more

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California Environmental Law and Policy Update - October 2014 #5

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Environmental and Policy Focus: Federal Appeals Court rejects challenge to new highway linking LA and Long Beach - Courthouse News Service - Oct 31: The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling...more

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California Environmental Law and Policy Update - August 2014

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Environmental and Policy Focus - Richmond approves massive Chevron refinery project with $90 million in community benefits: Contra Costa Times - Jul 30: Chevron's five year-plus quest to initiate a $1 billion upgrade...more

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CEQA Requires CalTrans’ EIR to Separately Analyze Significance of Highway Project’s Impacts on Protected Old Growth Redwoods’ Root...

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In a partially-published opinion filed January 30, 2014, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 3, reversed the trial court’s judgment denying a writ petition, and held that Caltrans must correct certain deficiencies in...more

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FHWA and FTA Issue Guidance on MAP-21 to Streamline Environmental Process

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On January 14, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued guidance on Section 1319 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Pub. L. 112-141, July...more

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