A California appellate court reversed the approval of a land exchange agreement that conveyed out of the public trust 3 acres of former tidelands that have been filled in exchange for 10 acres…

A California appellate court upheld two irrigation districts' decisions to assign water rights to a city. The districts did not improperly segment environmental review of the two assignment…

The Federal Circuit upheld the dismissal of landowners' inverse condemnation suit against the federal government alleging that their property was contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE) as…

The Second Circuit held that a Vermont environmental land use statute cannot impose preconstruction permit requirements on proposed railroad transloading facilities. The statute's…

The Fifth Circuit vacated the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) decision that two natural gas pipelines perform a "transportation" function rather than a "…

The Texas Supreme Court held that a utility company knowingly violated the Texas Water Code by charging its customers unauthorized fees. There is legally sufficient evidence in the record to…

A California appellate court reversed a trial court's award of costs to a company that was delegated the task of preparing the administrative record in a planning association's…

The California Supreme Court held that when a regional water board issues a permit to a wastewater treatment facility, it may not consider economic factors to justify imposing pollutant…

The Fifth Circuit, in a class action suit, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded for further proceedings a lower court decision dismissing landowners' Fifth Amendment takings claims…

A California appellate court held that a county was required to prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) prior to adopting an ordinance…