Mon Sep 10th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
California has recently taken a large step towards ending its dependence on fossil fuels and promoting the use of clean, renewable energy through the passage of Senate Bill 100 (SB 100). Following in the footsteps of Hawaii, where a similar bill was recently passed, Senate Bill 100 aims to transition California’s energy grid to being powered by 100 percent carbon-free energy by the year 2045. While the bill has yet […]
Wed Aug 29th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The upcoming deadline to comply with newly revised California Proposition 65, otherwise known as the, “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,” is August 30th. Proposition 65 (California Health and Safety Code, section 25249.6 et seq.) requires that persons doing business in California must provide a “clear and reasonable warning,” to individuals before exposing them to chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects […]
Thu Aug 23rd, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday released the details of its proposed rule updating the greenhouse gas emission regulations for coal-burning power plants. The proposal, titled the Affordable Clean Energy rule, will replace the Obama administration’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Power Plan. Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which the EPA under the Trump administration has deemed to be “overly prescriptive and burdensome,” sought […]
Wed Aug 15th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
On July 31, California’s local Air Quality Management Districts (AQMD) took an important step in reducing the disproportionate rate at which disadvantaged communities are affected by greenhouse gas emissions. As a part of the requirements included in Assembly Bill no. 617 (AB 617), AQMDs compiled a preliminary list of at-risk communities within their jurisdictions that will be included in the newly-established Community Air Protection Program (CAPP). The California Air Resources […]
