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The direction of CEQA “reform” under proposed SB 731: one step up and three steps back?

  • Miller Starr Regalia
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  • USA
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  • May 17 2013

There has been a lot of buzz around proposed SB 731, which is working its way through the State Legislature and will be heard Monday, May 20, in the

Jarndyce v. Jarndyce has nothing on Comer v. Murphy Oil: the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms dismissal

  • Foley Hoag LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 17 2013

Readers of this blog will recall the bizarre history of Comer v. Murphy Oil. In 2005, Plaintiffs brought tort claims against major GHG emitters

Planning permission quashed due to last minute condition

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 16 2013

There has been an interesting case on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Regs Appropriate Assessment (AA). This is the case of

The EPA reaches back in time: appeals court allows government to veto 404 permits issued years earlier

  • Nexsen Pruet
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  • USA
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  • May 16 2013

Both public and private landowners have to obtain Section 404 discharge permits for the discharge of dredged materials from navigable waters. The

Fifth Circuit knocks out climate change liability lawsuit again

  • McCarter & English LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 16 2013

Res judicata is one of those phrases learned in law school that seemed of limited utility. How often is someone going to bring the same claim twice

Striking the balance when an offsets package is not enough

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • Australia
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  • May 16 2013

A court in New South Wales, Australia, has overturned approval for a mine extension, a decision that challenges the decision making process

Ontario Court of Appeal upholds environmental remediation order against innocent landowners

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 15 2013

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that innocent landowners can be subject to remediation orders even if they are not responsible for the

Reform of the cost rules in environmental JR claims

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 15 2013

The latest reforms originate from the Aarhus Convention (the "Convention"), which aims to protect the environment by promoting the accountability of

Court orders jail time for dumping waste containing asbestos

  • Norton Rose Australia
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  • Australia
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  • May 15 2013

Although the Land and Environment Court of NSW very regularly determines pollution related matters in its criminal jurisdiction, it is very rare for

Federal appeals court muddies the waters: finds that EPA has the last word on disposal site selection even after Army Corps’ issuance of a Section 404 permit

  • Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 13 2013

In the contentious context of mountaintop removal mining, a federal appeals court recently held, in Mingo Logan Coal Co. v. EPA, No. 12-5150 (D.C