Efforts by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to amend Proposition 65 “clear and reasonable” warning provisions continue to unfold. On March 25, 2016, OEHHA provided notice of modifications to its November 27, 2015 proposed regulations amending Proposition 65 safe harbor warning guidelines. The new changes to the proposed regulatory text were made in response to public comments received during the comment period that ended January 25, 2016. […]

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Bick Law Group is pleased to announce that Alan N. Bick, a pre-eminent environmental lawyer with more than 25 years of experience, has joined the firm as its new co-managing partner. Mr. Bick joins the firm following his retirement from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he was a partner in the Orange County office. Mr. Bick practiced environmental law at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher for more than 25 years […]

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On March 17, 2016, SeaWorld Entertainment announced that its current population of killer whales will be the last generation of orcas at SeaWorld, and that it will begin phasing out theatrical orca shows in favor of “new, inspiring, natural orca encounters.” The orca shows will end in San Diego in 2016, and will end by 2019 in San Antonio and Orlando. This announcement comes nearly three years after the release […]

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Highlights: The California WaterFix is part of the Governor’s Water Action Plan, which seeks, among other goals, to bring reliability and restoration to California’s water supply systems. On January 28, 2016, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) held a pre-hearing conference for the Department of Water Resources’ and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s water right change petition to change their water rights as part of the California WaterFix […]

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