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Environmental Impact
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Environmental and Energy Brief
New Guidance to Federal Agencies Adopting and Applying Categorical Exclusions to Environmental Review
By Caleb J. Bowers, Peter Whitfield, Brooklyn Hildebrandt
In the latest attempt to unify federal agencies’ independent application of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued new guidance to federal agencies for…
Schroeder Ag Law Blog
Persistence Pays Off: Indiana Dairy Wins Zoning Case at Court of Appeals
In the waning hours of 2025, the Indiana Court of Appeals handed down an important victory to an Indiana dairy farm, affirming the zoning approval given by the county board…
CEQA Developments
Third District Affirms Judgment Denying Validation of DWR Bonds to Finance Amorphously Defined “Delta Program” Conveyance Facilities As Unauthorized By Water Code Section 11260, Mooting Appeals of Unsuccessful CEQA Challenges
In a mostly published 43-page opinion filed December 31, 2025, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s judgment in consolidated actions consisting of the Department of Water Resources’…
CEQA Developments
CEQA Roundup: November 2025
As we approach the end of the month and the Thanksgiving holiday, without a new published CEQA precedent (yet, anyway) to write about, I thought I’d put together a brief…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Do Banks Deserve Scrutiny Under the EU’s Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive?
By Roee Sarel, Hadar Y. Jabotinsky
The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) represents one of the European Union’s most ambitious attempts to hold businesses accountable for their global impact. The directive establishes a corporate due…
E2 Law Blog
AB 130 and SB 131: California Legislature Enacts CEQA Reform to Accelerate Housing Development
By Bradley McShane, Hazel Ocampo, Michael P. Canavan, Travis Coon
On June 30, 2025, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law (AB 130 and SB 131) that include reform measures to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Food Safety News
Petition asks USDA to remove agency’s exemption from National Environmental Policy Act requirements
By Dan Flynn
The Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States, and the Humane Society Legislative Fund filed a petition with the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) nearly…
Food Safety News
Petition asks USDA to remove agency’s exemption from National Environmental Policy Act requirements
By Dan Flynn
The Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States, and the Humane Society Legislative Fund filed a petition with the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) nearly…
Texas Law Blog
Cutting Back the NEPA Judicial Oak
By Lauren Rucinski, Tod Everage
It seems that the death of Chevron deference was not the end of agency deference. Almost a year after striking down Chevron deference, today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a…
The Legal Wire
The Carbon Cost of Your “Thank You”: What Happens When AI Runs Out of Power?
We are tapping into supercomputers for tasks we used to do in our heads. According to OpenAI’s CEO, adding simple responses such as “thank you” to ChatGPT can result in…