The U.S. Supreme Court, on May 25, 2023, narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act, in the latest judicial effort to define the “waters of the United States” that Congress intended to regulate. Sackett v. Environmental...more
Land Use and Development Case Summaries 2023 Land Use and Development Law Briefing (Short Form)
1. Planning And Zoning -
OLD EAST DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION V. CITY OF DAVIS 73 Cal. App. 5th 895 (2022)
The court...more
2/17/2023
/ California ,
CEQA ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Review ,
Fully Protected Species ,
Land Developers ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Wetlands ,
Zoning Laws
In the latest chapter of the seemingly never-ending controversy over the Clean Water Act’s reach, on February 28, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S....more
3/3/2017
/ Clean Water Act ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Navigable Waters ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water Pollution ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands