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ClimateBrief: 2024 Is a Tipping Point Year for ESG Reporting
January 29, 2024
Sarah Morgan
Business Transactions, Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
This article is co-published with ClimateBrief, a forthcoming DailyNews vertical devoted to coverage of climate and environmental law for California practitioners. If you’d like us to keep you updated on ClimateBrief, use
2024 Is a Tipping Point Year for ESG Reporting
January 29, 2024
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
After years of being largely a marketing or communications exercise, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting is becoming more of a high-stakes endeavor as new regulations require companies to file formal reports on their greenhouse gas emissions, among other factors. Consultants who work in the field say that greater scrutiny of these disclosures will end up pushing companies to take a harder look at what they disclose.
Advanced Clean Fleet Regulation Aims to Push Zero-Emission Trucks Over Early Adoption Hurdles
January 17, 2024
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
In April, 2023, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed a new
ClimateBrief: 3 Stories to Watch in 2024 in California Climate and Environmental Law
December 29, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
This article is co-published with ClimateBrief, a forthcoming DailyNews vertical devoted to coverage of climate and environmental law for California practitioners. If you’d like us to keep you updated on ClimateBrief, use
3 Stories to Watch in 2024 in California Climate and Environmental Law
December 29, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
2023 was a big year for California climate action. The state defended its reputation as a climate leader with
Despite Legislative Setback, Inland Empire Communities Are Still Fighting for a Voice on Warehouse Development
December 27, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
The Inland Empire has seen a huge boom in warehouse development in recent years, with over 4,000 warehouses already built in the area, and more being approved and constructed. Coalitions of residents and community advocates have been calling attention to the risks of all this development—to health, housing, and the climate. A bill that would have required new warehouses to be built at least 1000 feet from homes and schools, AB 1000, failed in committee this year, but advocates hope it can move forward in 2024.
The Chevron Doctrine Could Be Overturned or Limited in 2024
December 22, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
The case that established the “Chevron doctrine,”
ClimateBrief: The Chevron Doctrine Could Be Overturned or Limited in 2024
December 22, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Administrative Law, Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
This article is co-published with ClimateBrief, a forthcoming DailyNews vertical devoted to coverage of climate and environmental law for California practitioners. If you’d like us to keep you updated on ClimateBrief, use
Has the CPUC Plunged California Off a Solar Cliff?
December 14, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
For the second time in about a year, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has voted to reduce the amount that owners of rooftop solar installations are paid for the power they generate. The change in
California Public Nuisance Case Against Oil Companies Has a Good Chance of Success, Experts Say
December 1, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
On September 15, the state of California became the latest entity to sue Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, and the American Petroleum Institute over climate change. Multiple other states, cities, and counties have already sued major oil companies, with cases following several different legal avenues, including consumer protection, fraud, and racketeering. California’s
ClimateBrief: California Public Nuisance Case Against Oil Companies Has a Good Chance of Success, Experts Say
December 1, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
This article is co-published with ClimateBrief, a forthcoming DailyNews vertical devoted to coverage of climate and environmental law for California practitioners. If you’d like us to keep you updated on ClimateBrief, use
ClimateBrief: The Coastal Commission, SB 423, and Affordable Housing on California’s Coast
November 15, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
This article is co-published with ClimateBrief, a forthcoming DailyNews vertical devoted to coverage of climate and environmental law for California practitioners. If you’d like us to keep you updated on ClimateBrief, use
The Coastal Commission, SB 423, and Affordable Housing on California’s Coast
November 15, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
Everyone knows that California is in a housing crisis. Five years ago, the state legislature passed a bill, SB 35, designed to streamline the process of approving new development in cities that were falling behind state goals for building new housing. This year, the legislature passed
AB 1305 Will Draw More Scrutiny to California Companies’ Net-Zero Claims
November 3, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
California passed a suite of climate-related disclosure laws in September. One of those laws, AB 1305, signed into law on October 7, aims to bring greater transparency to the voluntary carbon offset market, which has been embroiled in controversy since
ClimateBrief: AB 1305 Will Draw More Scrutiny to California Companies’ Net-Zero Claims
November 3, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
This article is co-published with ClimateBrief, a forthcoming DailyNews vertical devoted to coverage of climate and environmental law for California practitioners. If you’d like us to keep you updated on ClimateBrief, use
Controlled Burns—and Thinning—Likely to Remain Part of Yosemite’s Landscape
October 27, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
Fire is a part of the landscape in the American West—including what’s called prescribed fire or controlled burns, fires deliberately set to burn up excess fuel and mitigate the effects of later wildfires. But even as scientists, federal land management agencies, and
Net Zero v. Zero: Can California Phase Out Fossil Fuels?
October 18, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
In September, California’s state legislature passed a
Clean Hydrogen Could Be Key to Decarbonizing the Economy—If It's Rolled Out Right
September 11, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
Gov. Gavin Newsom
EPA’s Proposed Emissions Rules for Power Plants Written with West Virginia v. EPA in Mind
August 28, 2023
Sarah Morgan
Environmental, Land Use & Natural Resources
The EPA has tried to regulate carbon emissions from fossil fuel power plants before. But the Obama-era EPA’s Clean Power Plan was blocked by the Supreme Court in 2016, and ultimately struck down in 2021 with the court’s
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