Managed retreat—the process of moving people and property away from the shoreline—is an unpopular but increasingly accepted response to rising sea-levels.

In this episode of Digging Into Land Use Law, Byron Gee, Willis Hon and Sara Johnson review in detail the recent Supreme Court opinion in City and County of San Francisco...

The affordability of necessary utilities like electricity and water is a growing concern for many Californians.

Despite California's record high levels of precipitation in 2023, water scarcity remains a pressing issue.

Through recent updates to California's Public Contract Code, public agencies are being equipped with new tools to deliver major infrastructure projects through use of the progressive design-build (PDB) model.

After months of unusually heavy rainfall from California's atmospheric rivers in the beginning of 2024, many projects found themselves facing delays, additional costs and setbacks due to the wet weather.

Commonly known as "forever chemicals" due to their ability to persist in the environment, per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

In light of recent Executive Orders issued by President Trump concerning tariffs, countries around the world—including the United States—have been forced to reassess existing trade and contractual frameworks.

This is an important update to our December 6 eAlert on the nationwide injunction suspending the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). (The CTA requires that corporations, LLCs and other business entities...

The Eminent Domain Report provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of eminent domain law, condemnation proceedings, and property rights issues. This resource offers insights into legal developments, case law, and regulatory changes affecting property owners, government entities, and legal practitioners in the field of eminent domain.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed a July 5, 2022 order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacating several Endangered Species Act ...

Tomorrow, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will publish its final rule updating regulations implementing section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (Section 10)...

On September 4, 2024, the Center for Biological Diversity, along with more than 20 other groups, (collectively, CBD) delivered a petition (Petition) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in which CBD requested...

January 24, 2025, as I participate in the "Masters of Trial" panel during CLE International's 27th Annual California Eminent Domain Conference in Irvine, CA. Our panel will discuss effective direct and cross examination...

Join us in Riverside, CA on February 7th as we provide an overview of the eminent domain process, along with best practices for right-of-way acquisition, during the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) Chapter 57 Membership Luncheon.

While acknowledging that voluntary approaches to cybersecurity compliance have produced some important improvements, the Biden administration says those improvements have been...

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A decades-long battle over a proposed desalination plant generated considerable attention for desalination.

On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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.