While California has been national leader in many areas of environmental reform, it currently lags behind other states in implementing regulations to deal with in-state oil train incidents. Yet the…
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Historically, the assignment of insurance rights is part of a standard asset transfer in corporate transactions. Assignees typically acquire liabilities along with the corresponding insurance rights of the company to…
The lack of systematic federal rules to monitor the disclosure of chemicals used in fracking, the process of stimulating oil and gas production through hydraulic fracturing, has led many state…
Extensive restrictions instituted by California’s State Water Resources Control Board to reduce overall water use by 25 percent has affected a wide range of businesses in the state. Among those…
Egg production in California has declined significantly as a result of Proposition 2, which was implemented in January, 2015 with the goal of revamping the living facilities of egg-producing hens….
Air districts have traditionally offered guidance to local governments on understanding the impact of pollutants under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). CEQA requires local and state agencies to identify…
California’s historic draught has generated a host of innovative and experimental solutions from both environmentalists and lawmakers. Among the more controversial proposals is the construction of tunnels to divert water…
Most of California’s major rivers and streams support dams to provide hydropower, but the process by which they are licensed is being reconsidered by the U.S. House of Representatives. A…
In October, Governor Brown requested federal aid to assist in the removal of dead trees from California forests. The alarming rate of tree deaths in California began amid a historic…
The California Senate and Assembly, with the support of the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA), have passed several bills directed at the disproportionate effects of pollution, climate change and generally…