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Date	Title
08/26/10	Clean Technology Industry News & Intelligence
05/28/10	EPA's New Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Requirements Take Effect
03/24/10	State Supreme Court Rejects Hypothetical Maximum Operating Capacity As Environmental Baseline Under CEQA
02/16/10	BPA Considered for Listing Under Proposition 65
01/20/10	Renewable Energy Development on the Federal Public Lands: Catching Up with the New Land Rush
11/16/09	Looking to the UN Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen: Upcoming Developments in the Climate Change Policy Arena
11/12/09	2009 - Summary of Major California Release Reporting Requirements
11/12/09	2009 - Summary of Major Federal Release Reporting Requirements
10/23/09	Turning Brown Into Green: Practical Considerations for Lender and Buyers of Contaminated Property in a Red Economy
07/15/09	Alert: The Formal Comment Period for the Climate Change-Related Amendments to the CEQA Guidelines is Now Open
07/01/09	On the Hot Seat: Climate action plans become a new reality for California cities' long-term master plans and land-use document
06/24/09	Supreme Court Establishes Boundaries Between Wetlands and Pollution Discharge Programs Under the Clean Water Act
04/27/09	Alert: California Continues to Lead Efforts to Control Climate Change by Adopting the First “Low Carbon Fuel Standard” in the United States
04/22/09	Alert: The Long and Winding Road: EPA Moves Closer to Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act
04/20/09	Alert: OPR Sends Proposed CEQA Guideline Amendments to Resources Agency
03/12/09	Alert: EPA Releases Proposed Mandatory Reporting Requirement for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
01/21/09	Alert: OPR Releases Draft Amendments to CEQA Guidelines to Incorporate Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
12/22/08	Recent Endangered Species Issues Affecting California Real Estate
12/14/08	The Long Wait Is Over: EPA Releases Final Regulations Redefining “Solid Waste” to Increase Recycling
12/04/08	Alert: CARB Releases Instructional Guidance for Operators Required to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under AB 32
11/18/08	The Federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008: Measures for Compliance with CPSC’S New Precautionary Approach
11/02/08	Alert: CARB Releases Preliminary Draft of Recommended Approaches for Setting Significance Thresholds for Greenhouse Gases under CEQA
10/20/08	Species Issues Tested in the Vineyards
06/27/08	Alert: Draft Scoping Plan Released For Reducing California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
06/24/08	Alert: Office of Planning and Research Releases Technical Advisory on CEQA and Climate Change
03/12/08	Alert: Department of Homeland Security’s Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Update
01/29/08	Alert: Dramatic New Restrictions On California Water Rights Proposed By State Water Board
01/24/08	Alert: DTSC Begins Education and Outreach Campaign to Prompt Greater Awareness and Compliance with the Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act
12/12/07	Alert: OSHA Issues New Rule Requiring Employers to Pay for Personal Protective Equipment
06/14/07	Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Confirms that Voluntary Remediators May Pursue Other PRPs for Cost Recovery Under CERCLA
06/12/07	Alert: Supreme Court Announces Minimum Pleading Requirements and Broader Authority for Dismissal of Deficient Claims
02/26/07	Citizens at Your Door: How to defend against citizen environmental suits
11/06/06	Long-Awaited Decision on Natural Resource Damages
10/25/06	Alert: Governor Orders Cal/EPA and Air Board to Begin Developing Market-Based Trading System under California’s Groundbreaking Climate Change Law
10/04/06	Navigating the Waters of the United States: Post-Rapanos Review of Federal Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
03/27/06	Alert: FASB Interpretation Takes Effect Regarding Reporting of Future Environmental Obligations
03/21/06	Alert: Strategies for Resolving Claims of Failure to Warn of Exposure to Lead in Decorative Ceramicware and Glassware Coatings
11/01/05	Alert: Supreme Court to Address the Scope of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Over “Adjacent” Wetlands
09/02/05	Powerine II and County of San Diego v. Ace: Policies Covering “Expenses” Insure Against Environmental Agency-Ordered Cleanups, but Coverage for “Damages” Alone Requires a Lawsuit
05/26/05	Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation - 2004 Annual Report
05/23/05	Alert: Electronic Waste Responsibilities Loom on the Horizon
05/03/05	Alert: Proposition 65 Plaintiffs Attacking Meat Industry Being Met With Preemption Argument
05/03/05	Alert: Supreme Court Limits FIFRA Preemption Defense
04/11/05	Alert: Ruling Opens the Door for Review of Economic Factors in Wastewater Discharge Permits
03/14/05	Clearing Out the Junk
12/13/04	Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Aviall Limits CERCLA Contribution Lawsuits Following Voluntary Cleanups
08/31/04	Land Development in the New Millennium: Navigating Species, Wetlands, Water and Forest Issues
08/04/04	Court Allows Pre-Enforcement Review Of "No Significant Risk" Exemption To Proposition 65 Warning Requirement
06/11/04	Alert: Federal Courts Uphold Expansive Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Over Wetlands, Tributaries And Other Non-Navigable Waters
05/06/04	Diminishing Returns? Comparing Past and Present Proposition 65 Cases - PDF
05/03/04	Alert: California Supreme Court Addresses "Dangers of Overwarning" and Federal Preemption of Proposition 65
05/03/04	Warning Against Warnings: A ruling on federal pre-emption provides Prop 65 relief to companies
04/30/04	"Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation" published in the ABA's 2003 Year in Review
04/06/04	Hot Topics in Natural Resources Law
04/05/04	Alert: Supreme Court Holds That the Mere Conveyance of a Pollutant into Jurisdictional Waters Qualifies As a "Discharge" Under the Clean Water Act
02/25/04	Alert: California Appellate Courts Split on the Constitutional Limits on Local Tree Cutting Regulations
02/12/04	Alert: Ninth Circuit Adopts "Bright-Line" Statute of Limitations Standard for CERCLA Remedial Cost Recovery Actions
02/10/04	Alert: Ninth Circuit Holds That "Hybrid" RCRA Claims Are Not Subject to RCRA Notice Provisions
01/15/04	Navigating the Next CERCLA Labyrinth: A Checklist for Defending Natural Resource Damages Claims at Hazardous Waste Sites
12/17/03	Alert: “No Surprises” Assurances under the Endangered Species Act in Jeopardy after Federal Court Ruling
06/17/03	Alert: New General Permit Requires Expanded Storm Water Management and Raises Compliance Concerns
06/03/03	Alert: Endangered Species: New Roadblocks to Designation of Critical Habitat
06/02/03	Federal Preemption of California's Proposition 65 - PDF
04/28/03	Alert: Environmental Liability Disclosure and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
04/28/03	Alert: Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Import Certification Review Transferred to U.S. Department of Homeland Security
04/18/03	Alert: Ninth Circuit Rules Unaltered Groundwater Is a "Pollutant" Under the Clean Water Act
03/20/03	Alert: Justice Department and EPA Step Up Chemical Security Enforcement
01/06/03	Alert: Supreme Court Upholds Wetlands Jurisdiction and Civil Fines Against Landowner in Central Valley Vineyard Case
02/01/02	Product Liability: The Role of the Product Steward
10/18/01	Alert: Proposition 65 Amendments Seek to Limit Frivolous Lawsuits
03/01/01	Risk Management: Lessons Learned Avoiding Environmental Litigation

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