Dec 6, 2018 | Environmental law, News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Findings in the Federal Register (62720 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 234 / Thursday, December 6, 2018) on Thursday that the PM 2.5 Attainment Plan for the Central Valley is overdue and that if it not...
Nov 27, 2018 | Environmental law, News
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) adopted amendments to the Clear and Reasonable Prop 65 regulations on November 20, 2017 to clarify certain provisions. The changes relate to two mains topics:The first is to clarify the definition of a...
Oct 19, 2018 | Environmental law, News
(OEHHA) has proposed changes to the regulations that govern how Prop 65 reproductive toxicants in foods should be calculated. The proposed changes to the Prop 65 regulations amend 27 CCR §25821(a) and 27 CCR §25821(c) (2) purportedly to prevent incorrect or...
Oct 18, 2018 | Environmental law, News
This memorandum was prepared for the Manufacturers Council of the Central Valley Coleman & Horowitt, LLP Attorneys at Law M E M O R A N D U M The following are the items that were identified that may be of interest to the MCCV Working Groups with respect to Air...
Oct 4, 2018 | Environmental law, News
This article which ran in the Central Valley Ag Supplement of the Fresno Business Journal provides a summary of the areas of water quality and water supply issues that are the most compelling. Basin Plans The state Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act requires the...
Sep 4, 2018 | Environmental law, News
In Environmental Law Foundation et al., v. State Water Resources Control Board(“Environmental Law Foundation”) the Third Appellate District of the State of California (the “Court”) held (1) the Public Trust Doctrine applies to the extraction of groundwater that...