A district court granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a local ballot initiative that prohibits the land application of sewage treatment residues in the…

The court upheld the award of attorney fees in favor of a county in a case involving a state agency's proposal to convert agricultural land into wildlife habitat. Although the action was…

A court dismissed an environmental group's lawsuit against wind power operators in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area. The group argued that the operators violated the state's unfair…

A court held that a biomedical company may go forward with its suit for injunctive relief to stop terrifying acts allegedly committed by members of an animal rights group who targeted the company…

A California appellate court reversed a lower court decision dismissing a citizen group's petition for writ of mandate challenging a city's approval of a shopping center. The group…

The court held that a local ordinance that forbids any new oil and gas drilling within 1,000 feet of a lake is "preempted" by state law rather than "invalid." As explained by a…

A court held that a regional water board violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) when it issued a national pollution discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit concerning…

The court held that a state environmental agency arbitrarily and capriciously denied a pipeline company's application for a water quality certificate that would allow it to discharge into…

A district court held that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to take a "hard look" at the environmental impacts and consequences of dredging and disposing of contaminated sediment…

The court held that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation did not breach its repayment contract with a municipal water district concerning a water reclamation project on the Ventura River in California…