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Salmon Farm Impacts To Wild Juvenile Salmonids In The Puget Sound – ESA and Standing Implications

Wed Nov 11th, On Environmental Law, by

On November 4, 2015, the Wild Fish Conservancy on challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Marine Fisheries Service’s 2011 determination that Puget Sound commercial salmon farms are not likely to have any adverse effect on threatened fish including the Chinook salmon and steelhead trout under the Endangered Species Act. In 2012, there was a severe outbreak of an infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, or IHNV, at commercial salmon farms […]

Don’t Bring Home the Bacon? Processed (and Red) Meats May Soon Require a Prop 65 Warning

Thu Nov 5th, On Environmental Law, by

Last week, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research division of the World Health Organization, announced that processed meats such as bacon, sausage, ham, and hot dogs cause cancer. Specifically, IARC classified processed meats as “Group 1, Carcinogenic to Humans” relative to colorectal cancer, the same level of carcinogenicity as asbestos and tobacco. This doesn’t mean processed meats are as equally dangerous, just that the strength of […]

State Bar Hosts Another Outstanding Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite

Tue Oct 27th, On Environmental Law, by

Many of the nation’s top environmental officials, lawyers, and other professionals converged this past weekend in Yosemite to take part in the California State Bar’s Environmental Law Conference. The Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite is nationally recognized as the largest and most prestigious gathering in California of leaders in environmental, land use, and natural resources law. BLG sponsored and attended the outstanding event. This year’s event featured an exciting line-up […]

Draft Stage 1 Alternatives Analysis Guide Comments Due November 16th

Wed Oct 21st, On Environmental Law, by

The comment period for the Draft Stage 1 Alternatives Analysis Guide (AA Guide) has been extended until November 16, 2015. The Guide is considered guidance only, as an advisory resource. It is not a regulatory document or legal standard. The Guide is intended for broad use and is not specific to a particular geographic location, company size, or product type and not all of the content will be applicable to […]

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