Mar 9, 2021 | Agriculture, Environmental law, News
Download a PDF of the article here Over my last 25 years, as a lawyer practicing in the Central Valley of California, I have defended many farming operations and their employees, for accidents which involved tractors, trailers, or other moveable equipment referred to...
May 12, 2020 | Agriculture, Environmental law, News
By Craig A. Tristao Download a PDF of this article here Do you need a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for a discharge to groundwater? Before the Supreme Court’s April 23, 2020, decision in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund...
Apr 24, 2019 | Agriculture, News
Attorneys at Coleman & Horowitt recently assisted a client in discussions with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding compliance with the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. Specifically, they assisted the client in explaining...
Apr 8, 2019 | Agriculture, Environmental law, News
This blog is re-posted from the Milk Producers Council Newsletter. If you have any questions please contact Kevin Abernathy at the Milk Producers Council or Lee N. Smith or Craig Tristao of our office.. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board...
Dec 26, 2018 | Agriculture, Environmental law, News
The California Supreme Court in October denied the Petition for Review of the Second District Court of Appeal’s opinion that a Proposition 65 suit concerning acrylamide in breakfast cereals was preempted by federal law. Although the trial court rejected this...
May 23, 2018 | Agriculture, Environmental law, News
Although there is a recent State Appeals court case that upholds the State’s ability to list Glyphosate as a Prop 65 chemical and would require labeling as such starting July 2018 ((5th Dist.) there is also a federal ruling on preliminary injunction that prohibits...