The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari on September 29, 2023 in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, a case that challenges the County of El Dorado’s requirement that a property owner pay a Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee...more
In March of 2021, the City of Thousand Oaks posted an agenda for its regular City Council meeting in which it was stated that the City would consider awarding a new exclusive solid waste management franchise agreement. During...more
On September 30, 2021, certain COVID-related suspensions of filing, noticing, and posting deadlines and tribal consultation timelines mandated by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines and certain...more
With the end of the first quarter of 2021 approaching, we thought it timely to issue an update on selected recent developments and proposed changes in law and policy touching environmental, land use, and natural resource...more
On May 29, 2020, the California Judicial Council amended its Emergency Rule 9 to provide fixed dates for the tolling of statutes of limitations and repose for civil actions. The prior version of Emergency Rule 9 had tied such...more
In Stopthemillenniumhollywood.com, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. the Second District Court of Appeal (Division 3) invalidated the final environmental impact report (EIR) and entitlements for the Millennium Project, a...more
The amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines described in our previous legal alert have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and filed by the Secretary of State. The OAL...more
Following a preparation process that has taken more than five years, amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines are poised to take effect shortly....more
AB 802, California's energy use disclosure law, requires owners of commercial buildings containing more than 50,000 square feet to report their energy performance by June 1, 2018. Building owners who have missed the June 1,...more
On January 26, 2018, the California Natural Resources Agency issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding proposed amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Title 14 of the California Code...more
After a four-year long process, on November 27, 2017, the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) announced the availability of a comprehensive package of proposed amendments to the California Environmental Quality...more
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Union of Concerned Scientists tracks renewables by state -
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Apr 21 -
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a report yesterday called "Clean Energy Momentum" that...more
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Perry orders Energy Department study of electric grid -
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Apr 17 -
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has ordered a departmental review of the electricity grid, targeting federal...more
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California solar spike leads to negative CAISO real-time prices in March -
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Apr 10 -
Solar capacity on the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) system spiked last...more
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Renewable Energy Focus -
Stanford researchers recommend changes to U.S. solar policies, encourage collaboration with China -
Renewable Energy World -
Apr 4 -
The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could...more
Renewable Energy Focus -
California is shattering solar records. This bill could take renewable energy to the next level.
The Desert Sun -
Mar 27 -
With the costs of solar continuing to fall, and wind...more
The California Energy Commission recently released its proposed regulations under Assembly Bill 802 (AB 802) to replace the now defunct Assembly Bill 1103 (AB 1103), codified as Public Resource Code Section 25402.10. The key...more
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PG&E expands renewables portfolio -
Solar Industry Magazine -
Mar 16 -
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has announced that 69.3% of the electricity delivered to its customers...more
Renewable Energy Focus -
Can California go 100 percent green? -
Scientific American -
Mar 13 -
Environmentalists are cheering California Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León's (D) plan to double, and...more
Renewable Energy Focus -
U.S. solar market has record-breaking year -
Greentech Media -
Mar 9 -
The U.S. solar market had its biggest year ever in 2016, nearly doubling its previous record and adding more...more
The California Supreme Court recently held in City of San Jose v. Superior Court, California Supreme Court Case No. S218066, that public employees' digital messages existing in private electronic devices (e.g., smartphones...more
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Solar generation hits new record high on California ISO grid -
Solar Industry Magazine -
Feb 28 -
On Feb. 24, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) reported a new...more
Renewable Energy Focus -
California Senate leader puts 100% renewable energy on the table in new legislation -
Los Angeles Times -
Feb 21 -
Senate leader Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) is proposing...more
Renewable Energy Focus -
California demand for wind power energizes transmission firms -
Reuters -
Feb 15 -
A firm controlled by Philip Anschutz, the billionaire entertainment and pro sports magnate, will...more
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Renewables made up majority of new U.S. capacity in 2016 -
Solar Industry Magazine -
Feb 6 -
Renewable energy dominated new U.S. electrical generation put into service during...more