The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has issued an important decision that narrowly interprets the types of governmental decisions that may be challenged in court as “final agency action.” In California Communities...more
8/28/2019
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Air Pollution ,
Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Government Agencies ,
National Emissions Standards ,
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
In Communities for a Better Environment v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, 19 Cal. App. 5th 725 (2017), the First District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s conclusion that a challenge...more
7/26/2018
/ Appeals ,
California Energy Commission ,
Dismissals ,
Energy Sector ,
Judicial Review ,
License Applications ,
Power Plants ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
Reversal ,
Ripeness ,
State Constitutions
Summary of SDNY order holding that CFPB is unconstitutional -
CFPB v. RD Legal Funding, LLC, 17-cv-890 (June 21, 2018, S.D.N.Y.) -
Last week, a federal court in New York ruled that the entire Consumer Financial...more
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law last week two controversial anti-climate change bills that will tighten greenhouse gas (GHG) limits by 40% and increase legislative supervision of the California Air Resources...more
9/16/2016
/ Air Pollution ,
CARB ,
Carbon Emissions ,
CEQA ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Global Warming ,
Global Warming Solutions Act ,
Governor Brown ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
National Emissions Standards ,
New Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Portfolio Standards ,
Transportation Industry ,
Utilities Sector ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles