Thu Oct 27th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
Two climate change bills were passed by the California legislature recently: SB 32 and AB 197. Senate Bill 32 would require California to cut greenhouse gas levels to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, extending the state’s authority to enact climate policies beyond the 2020 reduction to 1990 levels. Assembly Bill 197 would support those goals by giving legislators more power over the Air Resources Board. AB 197 is […]
Mon Oct 17th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a second draft for public comment of an information collection request (ICR) that will provide information for EPA to use to develop comprehensive regulations to reduce methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from existing sources. Public comments are due by October 31, 2016. In particular, EPA is seeking information about natural gas venting during maintenance activities at existing oil and gas facilities, […]
Mon Oct 10th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
In the latest move to shut down EPA’s Clean Water Rule, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to decide a threshold jurisdictional question. This question has haunted the 22 court challenges to the rule from the start; namely, which court has original jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to hear legal challenges to EPA’s rule — the federal courts of appeal or federal trial […]
Tue Oct 4th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The Poseidon desalination plant is a 50-million gallon per day facility to be located adjacent to the AES Huntington Beach Power Station. It is scheduled to be operational by 2019. The plant’s development permit was on the agenda to be considered by the California Coastal Commission on Sept 7th or 8th, but that agenda item has been postponed to a future date. On May 5, 2015, the State Water Resources […]
