Environment and Land Use Updates from Nossaman LLPEnvironment and Land Use Updates from Nossaman LLPhttp://www.nossaman.com/environmentCalifornia Coastal Commission 2012: A New Era in Coastal Planning and PermittingClick to readhttp://www.nossaman.com/CoastalLawSeminarTue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PSTSouthwest Climate SummitClick to readhttp://www.nossaman.com/SouthwestClimateSummitMon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 PSTCommission Meets to Discuss Draft Report on Governor's Reorganization Plan This Friday<p>The Little Hoover Commission will meet to discuss its draft report on the Governor's Reorganization Plan 2 (GRP) this Friday, May 11, 2012. This will be the commission's only meeting to discuss its report before submitting it to the governor and Legislature.&nbsp; </p> <p>The GRP is the governor...http://www.nossaman.com/CommissionReportGRPWed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 PSTMajor CEQA Decision Moves Exposition Corridor Light Rail Project ForwardA Nossaman team achieved a significant victory on behalf of Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority, the agency responsible for the planning and construction of the $1.5 billion Exposition Corridor Light Rail Project (Phase 2) from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica.&nbsp; In a decision of gr...http://www.nossaman.com/8421Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSTIn a Major CEQA Decision, Court of Appeal Affirms Transit Agency's Use of Future Baseline to Evaluate Project Impacts on Traffic, Air Quality, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions<p>In a decision of great importance to transportation and public works projects, and to all other projects in California, the California Court of Appeal held that in appropriate circumstances lead agencies conducting CEQA review may use projected future conditions to determine the significance of p...http://www.nossaman.com/Neighbors_for_Smart_Rail_ealertWed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSTCourt Holds EPA Cannot Invalidate a Section 404 Clean Water Act Permit After It Is Issued<p>In a landmark ruling, a U.S. District Court held that the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") cannot retroactively disapprove a Clean Water Act ("CWA") permit issued by the Corps of Engineers ("Corps").&nbsp; In 2007, the Corps granted a permit under section 404 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. &#167;13...http://www.nossaman.com/EPASection404Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSTAdministration's Budget Trailer Bill Would Eliminate Local Coastal Programs<p><br>Former Coastal Commission Chair and Nossaman Senior Policy Advisor, Bonnie Neely, confirmed recently that the Brown Administration's Department of Finance (DOF) has introduced a "catch all" <a href="http://www.dof.ca.gov/budgeting/trailer_bill_language/corrections_and_general_government/docum...http://www.nossaman.com/LocalCoastalProgramsMon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST9th Circuit Rejects STB EIS For New Freight Railroad Based on Cumulative Impacts and Lack of Baseline Wildlife StudiesClick to readhttp://www.nossaman.com/8469Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PSTSupreme Court Overturns EPA: Clean Water Act Compliance Orders Can Be Challenged In Court<p>Reversing the U.S. EPA, and every Federal Court of Appeals that has considered the specific issue, a landmark 9-0 Supreme Court decision handed down March 21, 2012 holds that land-owners may challenge EPA administrative compliance orders issued under the Clean Water Act ("CWA") in court before EP...http://www.nossaman.com/CleanWaterActComplianceOrderChallengableTue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PSTConstitutionality of the Proposed National Ocean Policy<p>Nossaman Partner <a href="http://nossaman.com/gmannina">George Mannina</a>, a member of the Firm's Environment and Land Use Practice Group, provided testimony to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs regarding the impact of the National Ocean Policy. </p> <p>To rea...http://www.nossaman.com/Testimony_on_Impact_of_National_Ocean_PolicyWed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 PST