Climate change litigation has become a global phenomenon, as scientists, agencies, and the general public increasingly associate wildfires, droughts, flooding, hurricanes, heat waves and other events with changing climate....more
11/5/2021
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On June 21, 2019, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued draft guidance clarifying the treatment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in environmental impact reviews of federal projects under the National...more
The final text of the comprehensive CEQA Guidelines update makes limited changes to the version proposed in January 2018.
The California Natural Resources Agency has posted the final adopted text of changes to the...more
12/10/2018
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