Thu Aug 15th, On Firm News, by Bick Law LLP
Bick Law LLP is happy to announce Alan N. Bick has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as a 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in Environmental Law, Orange County. The Best Lawyers in America presents this award to a single lawyer in each practice area and geographic region each year. Mr. Bick continues to focus his 34 years of environmental law practice in the areas of water law; […]
Tue Jul 2nd, On Environmental Law, by Kimberly Bick
Last Friday, June 30th, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo et al., case number 22-451, and Relentless Inc. et al. v. Department of Commerce et al., case number 22-1219, the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated a powerful and longstanding precedent that has controlled administrative law for 40 years. The high court’s 6-3 decision overruled Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council, pursuant to which federal judges have deferred […]
Mon Jul 1st, On Environmental Law, by Lauren Partch
SCOTUS Grants City and County of San Francisco’s Petition for Writ of Mandate On May 28, 2024 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up the issue of whether the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has authority to establish narrative effluent limitations under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). After the Ninth Circuit answered this question affirmatively in favor of the EPA, the City and County of San Francisco (“San […]
Wed May 1st, On Environmental Law, by Heather Dadashi
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized a new rule designating two widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) chemicals—perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), including their salts and structural isomers—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA” or “Superfund”).
