A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
A leading law firm focusing on California environmental and land use law
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THIRD DISTRICT AFFIRMS EIR AND WATER SUPPLY ANALYSIS FOR GIOVANNONI LOGISTICS CENTER PROJECT
Christina Berglund
February 3, 2026
In City of Vallejo v. City of American Canyon (Cal. Ct. App., Jan. 14, 2026, No. C102070) 2026 WL 100754, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the denial of a CEQA and Water Code challenge to t...
RMM Attorneys to Speak at AEP Advanced CEQA Workshop
Christina Berglund
February 3, 2026
We’re pleased to share that two of our attorneys will be speaking at the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Advanced CEQA Workshop on February 27. • Nathan George will speak at the Super...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DELAYS MONARCH BUTTERFLY LISTING AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES DECISIONS
Christina Berglund
January 30, 2026
Despite concern over the monarch butterfly’s population decline, the U.S. Department of the Interior has delayed—indefinitely—the decision to list the species as threatened under the Endangered Specie...
FOURTH DISTRICT HOLDS THAT THE BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION MUST CONSIDER TYPE CONVERSION IMPACTS IN PROGRAM EIR
Christina Berglund
January 27, 2026
In an unpublished decision, California Chaparral Institute v. Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (May 30, 2025, No. D083484), the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, Division One, held that th...
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVANCES BALLOT INITIATIVE AIMED AT STREAMLINING CEQA FOR “ESSENTIAL PROJECTS”
Christina Berglund
January 22, 2026
On December 26, 2025, the California Chamber of Commerce (“CalChamber”) received title and summary for a statewide CEQA initiative titled “Building an Affordable California” (“BACA”), which wou...
California Legislature Relaxes CEQA Review for Transit-Oriented Housing Projects and Oil Drilling in Kern County
Chris Stiles
October 15, 2025
SB 79 SB 79 is intended to facilitate new high density housing developments near transit stops in an effort address the state’s housing shortages, reduce transportation costs and traffic congestion, a...
The Latest
THIRD DISTRICT AFFIRMS EIR AND WATER SUPPLY ANALYSIS FOR GIOVANNONI LOGISTICS CENTER PROJECT
Christina Berglund
February 3, 2026
In City of Vallejo v. City of American Canyon (Cal. Ct. App., Jan. 14, 2026, No. C102070) 2026 WL 100754, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the denial of a CEQA and Water Code challenge to t...
RMM Attorneys to Speak at AEP Advanced CEQA Workshop
Christina Berglund
February 3, 2026
We’re pleased to share that two of our attorneys will be speaking at the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) Advanced CEQA Workshop on February 27. • Nathan George will speak at the Super...
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DELAYS MONARCH BUTTERFLY LISTING AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES DECISIONS
Christina Berglund
January 30, 2026
Despite concern over the monarch butterfly’s population decline, the U.S. Department of the Interior has delayed—indefinitely—the decision to list the species as threatened under the Endangered Specie...
FOURTH DISTRICT HOLDS THAT THE BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION MUST CONSIDER TYPE CONVERSION IMPACTS IN PROGRAM EIR
Christina Berglund
January 27, 2026
In an unpublished decision, California Chaparral Institute v. Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (May 30, 2025, No. D083484), the Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, Division One, held that th...
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ADVANCES BALLOT INITIATIVE AIMED AT STREAMLINING CEQA FOR “ESSENTIAL PROJECTS”
Christina Berglund
January 22, 2026
On December 26, 2025, the California Chamber of Commerce (“CalChamber”) received title and summary for a statewide CEQA initiative titled “Building an Affordable California” (“BACA”), which wou...
California Legislature Relaxes CEQA Review for Transit-Oriented Housing Projects and Oil Drilling in Kern County
Chris Stiles
October 15, 2025
SB 79 SB 79 is intended to facilitate new high density housing developments near transit stops in an effort address the state’s housing shortages, reduce transportation costs and traffic congestion, a...


























