This pivotal opinion has major implications for effluent limitations and other conditions that may be imposed on discharges in NPDES permits under the CWA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. Issuance of NPDES permits is being delayed while regulatory agencies sort through the Supreme Court opinion.

As higher education institutions continue to face a variety of challenges in delivering their core infrastructure needs in innovative, cost-effective ways...

With recent well-publicized data breaches impacting pension systems and their retirees nationally, as well as increased Department of Labor scrutiny...

Explore the evolving risk landscape for Directors and Officers liability as corporate litigation, insurance recovery, and governance experts examine how cybersecurity breaches, AI-related claims...

Welcome to Nossaman's California Water Views – 2024 Outlook.

The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court and held that insurer Atlantic Specialty (as successor to One Beacon) had a duty to defend an employee's suit against his employer, a semiconductor manufacturer. In the underlying claim, the employee alleged exposure to chemicals at work caused birth defects in his son and sought $270M in damages.

Two recent court decisions on opposite coasts have delivered significant victories for policyholders seeking environmental insurance coverage, establishing important precedents for coverage disputes...

The first half of 2023 has seen three bank failures, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic bank. In July 2008–the last time multiple FDIC-insured banks failed...

In the wake of devastating 2025 wildfires, Senate Bill 254 stands poised to reshape California's wildfire prevention, mitigation and funding strategies.

In the latest episode of Digging Into Land Use Law, Lori Anne Dolqueist and Alex Van Roekel discuss in detail the "Making Conservation a California Way of Life Framework" regulations and the impact...

According to California's projections, the miles of highways susceptible to coastal flooding in a 100-year storm event will triple from current levels to 370 miles...

On June 22, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Services), issued three sets of proposed revisions...

Chris Carney authored the article “Opinion: Unleash utility companies to expand electric grid.” The article was published in The Times-Tribune, which serves the Scranton, Pennsylvania region. The article explores solutions for lowering electricity costs Pennsylvania, such as “greater production, increased generation capacity, more competition among qualified builders like utilities and additional investment hardening the grid.”

On August 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Midland Odessa Division) granted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (Service) request to vacate and remand...

Per Governor Newsom's latest legislative update, he has signed AB 1319. The law will become effective on January 1, 2026.

Amber Maltbie authored the Daily Journal article "Supreme Court Decision Could Affect Legality of Gifts to Public Officials."

In the most recent biannual report from the Real Estate Law Committee of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), we once again collaborated with Robert Thomas and Ajay Gajaria...

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Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson filed a federal lawsuit challenging a 2021 state campaign finance law, alleging it gives Lt. Gov. Burt Jones an unconstitutional advantage in the 2026 GOP primary.

2023 has been another interesting year in the eminent domain world. We've reported on some interesting court decisions, we've seen funding make its way to some critical infrastructure projects...