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In the Heart of the Rainy Season: The New (Stayed) Clean Water Rule Covers Vernal Pools in California
After years of drought, the El Niño storms have been bringing much-needed rain and snow to California–albeit in quantities significantly less than we hoped for thus far. In addition to the anticipated snowpacks, flowing rivers, and replenished reservoirs, the California landscape has been marked by the return of ephemeral...
Cleaning Up: Resolving Your Environmental Liabilities with other People’s Money
David E. Cranston, chair of the Environmental Law Group, was published in Smart Business Magazine regarding how clients can avoid being stuck with cleanup costs in environmental contamination cases. A client of ours faced significant costs in cleaning up property contaminated by the operations of its tenants many years...
California Air Resources Board Adopts Cap and Trade Regulations
Recently, the California Air Resources Board or ARB adopted its long-anticipated regulations for controlling greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) through a market-based cap and trade system. California’s regulations represent a significant development in the regulation GHGs. California could well set the model for similar controls in other states and will certainly stoke the...
Owners at the Time That Cleanup Costs are Incurred are “Current” Owners Under CERCLA, Court Says
In another recent decision on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq. , the Ninth Circuit clarified that the “current” owner is the owner at the time that cleanup costs are incurred for purposes of imposing liability under the act. Enacted thirty years ago, CERCLA...