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Land Use Law Blog
Are the Days of Mitigating a Project’s Significant Impacts with Impact Fees Gone?
By Katherine J. Hart In California Native Plant Society v. County of El Dorado, (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 1026, the California Native Plant Society ("Society") filed a CEQA lawsuit against El…
Land Use Prof Blog
A scene from the quiet expansion of impact fees …
While news reporters tell us that the public is putting environmental concerns on the back burner during our current financial recession, this lack of national attention doesn’t mean that …
Aviation & Airport
The Camel’s Nose of Self-Interest Under the Tent of Environmental Regulation
By Barbara E. Lichman, Ph.D., J.D.
The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) is once again under attack. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a letter to President-Elect Obama, has conditioned agreement to a budget reconciliation package on the…
Land Use Law Blog
CEQA: The 2008 Year In Review
The following is an overview of CEQA court decisions issued in 2008 along with links to more detailed analyses of each decision prepared by the attorneys at Abbott & Kindermann,…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
California to Create CEQA Exemptions for Construction Projects
E&E reports (Debra Kahn, E&E reporter) State Democratic leaders appear to be yielding to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for easing environmental restrictions as a way to kick-start job-generating construction projects. …
Land Use Law Blog
For CEQA, Project Commitment Is Still A Question Of Fact
By Leslie Walker On October 30, 2008, the California Supreme Court decided Save Tara v. City of West Hollywood (2008) 45 Cal.4th 116 ("Save Tara") finding that CEQA was triggered…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Agreements Conditioned On Subsequent CEQA Review Violate CEQA If Record Shows Agency Already Committed To Project
Save Tara v City of West Hollywood, ___ Cal. 4th ___ (Oct. 30, 2008, Case No. S151402) By David Collins In this case, the California Supreme Court invalidated…
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When Considering The Environmental Impacts of Tara, Tomorrow is Not Another Day
I don't pretend to be an expert on the California Environmental Quality Act -- 1700-page treatises are devoted to CEQA's nuances -- but I know enough to realize that the…
Aviation & Airport
California’s Proposal for Interim Significance Thresholds for Greenhouse Gases Will Affect Airport Planning
By Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP
As part of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) "Climate Change Proposed Scoping Plan," the Board, on October 24, 2008, released its Preliminary Draft Staff Proposal on recommended approaches for setting…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Loss of Power? AQMD rules Designed to Spur Development of Newer, Cleaner Electrical Power Plants Recently Vacated in LA Superior Court
By Olivier Theard Summary Two new rules promulgated by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) that were designed to encourage development of newer, cleaner electric power plants by…