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Sep
21
2010
 Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Review Seventh Circuit Decision Holding that Bankruptcy Does Not Discharge Environmental Clean-Up Liability Under The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
22
2015
 Fashion Embraces President Obama’s Climate Change Initiative Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
8
2011
 The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 and its effect on the Energy Sector Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
22
2011
 Application of Sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act to California Delta Smelt Does Not Violate Commerce Clause Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
15
2019
 District Court Provides Guidance On Climate Change Analysis Under NEPA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
23
2016
 New LA Ordinances “Clean Up, Green Up” Industry in Residential “Toxic Hotspot” Neighborhoods Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
5
2019
 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment Upheld Under CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
31
2022
 Bid Credits Intended to Stimulate Local Coordination and Development in Upcoming California Lease Auction Add New Wrinkle to Bid Strategies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
24
2020
 CALIFORNIA MANDATORY SOLAR UPDATE: First Community Solar Program Approved by California Energy Commission Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
18
2020
 Failure to Include A No-Build Analysis in Project Description Does Not Violate CEQA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
8
2022
 California’s First Offshore Wind Auction Finalized – Key Takeaways Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
24
2020
 Clean Water Act Permit Required for “Functional Equivalent” of Direct Discharge, Supreme Court Says Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
10
2013
 New “Potentially Feasible” Alternative Does Not Trigger Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Recirculation Unless Considered “Significant New Information”; No Findings Needed to Reject Alternative As Infeasible Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
14
2014
 Bright Line Rule: Collateral Estoppel Precludes Attacks on California Quasi-Judicial Permit Decisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
1
2018
 Tenth Circuit Takes Expansive View of the Definition of the Term “Mining,” Holding Wind Farm Project Needs Permit Prior to Commencement of Excavation in Tribal Mineral Estate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
27
2018
 Ninth Circuit Finds District Court Sharply Deviated from Existing Authority on CERCLA Cleanup Costs Between Military Contractor and U.S. Government When it Allocated 100 Percent of Liability to Military Contractor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
4
2023
 Hair Products with Formaldehyde Are Going Out of Style: Is Your Organization Ready for the Change? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
16
2014
 City of Los Angeles Delays Issuance of Demolition Permits for Most Structures More Than 45 Years Old Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2014
 New Russian Sanctions Legislation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
2
2015
 Undisclosed Change in Building Height Requires Supplemental EIR (Environmental Impact Report) in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
14
2011
 Local Air District Rule Requiring Development Sites to Reduce Amount of Pollutants Emitted Not Preempted by the Clean Air Act - National Association of Home Builders v. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, No 08-17309, (9th Cir., D) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
27
2016
 Los Angeles Superior Court Issues Important Defense Verdict In Unique Proposition 65 Trial Against Brass-Polish Manufacturer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
9
2019
 FERC Order No. 856-A Clarifies Regulations Regarding Interlocking Directorates of Public Utilities and Certain Other Entities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
22
2022
 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Listing Tricolored Bat as Endangered Under Endangered Species Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
27
2022
 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes New Regulations Creating General Eagle “Take” Permits for Certain Wind Energy and Power Line Infrastructure Projects Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
8
2022
 Up In Smoke – CA Court of Appeal Dismisses Prop 65 Case Against Water Pipe Manufacturer Narrowly Construing The Term “Expose” Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
29
2022
 Inflation Reduction Act: Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirement FAQs and Key Takeaways from the Initial Guidance from the Treasury and IRS Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
19
2023
 Turbulence Ahead for the Clean Water Act: Agencies Redefine “Waters of the United States” as SCOTUS Prepares to Rule in Sackett v. EPA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
11
2021
 California Housing Legislation Effective in 2021 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
6
2014
 Supreme Court Asked to Allow Immediate Judicial Review of Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
20
2014
 California Supreme Court to Review Denial of Homeowner’s Private Beach Access Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
16
2024
 U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Consider Appeal of Ninth Circuit Ruling that Sober Living Homes Do Not Have to Prove Each Resident Is Disabled to Survive Summary Judgment in Challenge to Allegedly Discriminatory Zoning Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
20
2024
 New Bills Being Served Up That May Soon Impact Food Retailers and Manufacturers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
12
2021
 Clean Energy’s Messy Problem II: The Solar Industry, Its Suppliers, and the Complex Task of Combatting Forced Labor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Mar
25
2024
 Recent Updates to State and Federal Climate Disclosure Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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