On August 27, 2020, in Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. County of Stanislaus, Case No. S251709 (“Protecting Our Water”), the California Supreme Court held that the County in that instance could not...more
9/3/2020
/ CA Supreme Court ,
CEQA ,
Construction Permits ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Environmental Review ,
Groundwater ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Local Ordinance ,
Ministerial Exception ,
Water ,
Well Drilling
On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, the Fifth Appellate District invalidated Kern County’s 2015 Oil and Gas Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which was intended to streamline the permitting process for a variety of oil and gas...more
3/13/2020
/ Appeals ,
CEQA ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Local Ordinance ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petition for Writ of Mandate ,
Pipelines ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
Zoning Laws
After a long drought, the California Supreme Court at its November 14, 2018 conference voted unanimously to grant review of three decisions involving the question of whether well permits issued pursuant to county ordinances...more