The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in George Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, agreeing to answer the question of whether legislatively enacted development impact fees are subject...

On August 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule updating the Davis-Bacon and Davis-Bacon Related Acts (DBRA) for the first time in nearly 40 years.

On May 1, 2024, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published its final Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule ...

On Thursday, January 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to amend and clarify the Foreign Agents Registration Act, starting a 60-day period for public comment.

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On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six per- and poly fluoroalkyl substances...

On January 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his 2023-2024 budget proposal, totaling $297 billion and leading to a $22.5 billion budget deficit.

Today, April 12, 2024, in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overruled more than two decades of California precedent...

On January 21, 2026, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) published its Best Management Practices of the Sustainable Management of Groundwater – Land Subsidence (Subsidence BMPs).

On June 26, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced their intent to amend the Biden administration's January 2023...

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58; IIJA) expanded the scope of the Buy America preference by requiring that all construction materials, iron and steel, and manufactured products used in federally supported infrastructure projects be produced in the United States.

A comprehensive resource examining the legal framework, procedures, and case law surrounding eminent domain and property rights. The report provides analysis of government takings...

While the 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality (2022 Scoping Plan) recently adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) may benefit infill housing projects, it will likely...

On August 11, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule to delist the Apache trout (Oncorhynchus apache) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to the species' recovery.

A public agency's acquisition of private property can sometimes trigger significant severance damages due to eliminating access, cutting off utility service, or taking a substantial portion of a property's parking.

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On May 24, 2022, the California State Water Resources Control Board announced emergency drought restrictions resulting from Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-7-22.

The California Earthquake Authority's new SB 254 report proposes eliminating inverse condemnation liability for utility-caused wildfires, potentially shifting from strict liability to a fault-based negligence standard.

On May 17, 2023, the federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in favor of the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...

In a recent article for Valuation magazine, "A Changing Landscape: How new state legislation may affect eminent domain valuation," we examine how new and changed legislation...