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TWC Storage, LLC v. State Water Resources Control Bd.

A California appellate court affirms a lower court's denial of a petition challenging a regional water board's imposition of a $25,000 fine against a company for a chemical spill on its property that infiltrated the groundwater. The company argued that the board abused its discretion in imposing the...

San Diego Navy Broadway Complex Coalition v. San Diego, City of

A California appellate court held that a local development agency was not required to prepare a subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) regarding the potential impact of a redevelopment project on global climate change. CEQA ...

Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth v. Rancho Cordova, City of

A California appellate court held that a public interest group's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), zoning law, and public trust claims against a city for approving a development project in an environmentally sensitive area lacks merit. The environmental review process adequately addressed...

Great Basin Mine Watch v. EPA

The Ninth Circuit held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not act arbitrarily, capriciously, or contrary to law when it granted Nevada's request to split one of its clean air areas into two. Contrary to an environmental group's claim, the presence and operation of a mine in the ...

San Diego Metro. Transit Dev. Bd. v. RV Communities

A California appellate court affirmed a lower court judgment in a condemnation action awarding a recreational vehicle (RV) park compensation for property taken by eminent domain, additional property taken by inverse condemnation, a temporary construction easement, a drainage easement, and severance ...

County Sanitation Dist. No. 2 of Los Angeles County v. Kern, County of

A California appellate court held that a county was required to prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) prior to adopting an ordinance that restricts the application of sewage sludge on land located within its jurisdiction. CEQA requires the...

Burbank, City of v. State Water Resources Control Bd.

The California Supreme Court held that when a regional water board issues a permit to a wastewater treatment facility, it may not consider economic factors to justify imposing pollutant restrictions that are less stringent than the applicable federal standards, but it may take into account economic ...

Hayward Area Planning Ass'n v. Hayward, City of

A California appellate court reversed a trial court's award of costs to a company that was delegated the task of preparing the administrative record in a planning association's California Environmental Quality Act claim against a city. The city's delegation of this task to the company without the as...

Texas Natural Resource Conservation Comm'n v. Lakeshore Util. Co.

The Texas Supreme Court held that a utility company knowingly violated the Texas Water Code by charging its customers unauthorized fees. There is legally sufficient evidence in the record to support the trial court's finding that the utility company knew it was charging fees that were not approved o...

Sierra Club v. West Side Irrigation Dist.

A California appellate court upheld two irrigation districts' decisions to assign water rights to a city. The districts did not improperly segment environmental review of the two assignment approvals. The assignments involved separate water rights, they transfer different amounts of water, and they ...