Insights

West-Northwest Symposium

Name: West-Northwest Symposium
Start: 2011-02-28T00:00:00+0000
Location: N/A

When: 2/28/2011

Sarah Peterman, Speaker, "Solution or Hindrance: Addressing the potential effectiveness of the Global Warming Nuisance Suits"

UC Hastings College of the Law
Berkeley, CA

Firm Highlights

Publication

California's Bold Step Forward Into the Contentious World of Wetlands Regulation

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Changing Climate, Changing Laws: Addressing New Wildfire Risk Requirements in Project Development

In this op-ed for pv magazine, David Lazerwitz and Linda Sobczynski of Farella Braun + Martel examine the levels of precaution necessary to ensure fire risk mitigation in project development. The increasingly common occurrence...

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Perfluorinated Compounds: No Longer an Emerging Contaminant

Lawsuits present major liability risks to PFAS manufacturers and industries that historically used PFAS in their operations. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) are synthetic, human-made compounds that were manufactured in the United States beginning...

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Changing Climate, Changing Laws: Addressing CEQA’s New Wildfire Risk Requirements in Project Development

Wildfires pose an increasingly serious threat to the public and environment in California. So it should be no surprise that the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) amended Appendix G of California Environmental...