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Third Appellate District Recognizes Unique Regional Resources at Lake Tahoe in Finding Olympic Valley Resort EIR Flawed

By Christian L. Marsh and Breana M. Inoshita on Posted in CEQA Guidelines, Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Impact Analysis
In September 2021, the Third District Court of Appeal in Sierra Watch v. Placer County reversed a judgement upholding Placer County’s Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a resort development project in the Olympic (formerly Squaw) Valley area. In the published portion of the opinion, the court found errors in the EIR’s description of the environmental … Continue Reading

The Federal Clean Air Act Requires a State Implementation Plan to include Transportation Control Measures to Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled in Severe Nonattainment Areas even where Plan Demonstrates Overall Mobile Source Emissions will Decrease

By Thomas Law Group on Posted in Uncategorized
In Ass’n of Irritated Residents v. United States EPA (9th Cir. 2012) 686 F.3d 668,  the Ninth Circuit granted a petition challenging federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to approve the 2003 SIP Revision on each of the three grounds alleged by the Petitioner.  Specifically, Petitioner alleged (1)EPA’s failure to order California to submit a … Continue Reading
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