2023-03-16: Updated: 2023-03-16 12:55:37 US District Court Rules on Use of Multiple NEPA Categorical Exclusions by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2022-10-20: Updated: 2022-10-20 11:55:58 California and Federal Endangered Species: Fall 2022 News Roundup by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2022-04-13: Updated: 2022-04-13 15:59:14 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Recommends Not Listing Western Joshua Tree as Threatened under California Endangered Species Act by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2021-09-29: Updated: 2022-04-14 08:38:27 Trump Administration’s WOTUS Rule Vacated by Arizona Court by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2021-09-17: Updated: 2021-09-17 17:59:52 Backdoor Hardrock Mining Reform: House Environment and Natural Resources Committee Seeks to Add Royalty Fee for Minerals Mined on Federal Land into $3.5 trillion Reconciliation Budget by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2021-08-24: Updated: 2023-03-02 07:21:32 California Supreme Court Rules Mobilization Work Not Subject to Prevailing Wage by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2021-02-08: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:30:32 State Water Board Announces Intent to Enforce 2019 Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material as “State Policy” by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2021-01-22: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:30:48 Biden Administration Temporarily Suspends Authority of Department of the Interior Bureaus and Offices by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2021-01-05: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:30:58 Court Limits State Water Board’s Application of 2019 Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to “Waters of the State” by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2020-12-17: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:31:11 California Energy Commission Appoints Nine Members of Blue Ribbon Commission on Lithium Extraction by Kerry Shapiro
2020-11-03: Updated: 2020-11-03 11:02:25 “Finality” and the Next Frontier of Takings Litigation by Kerry Shapiro
2020-04-01: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:31:22 Construction Industry Update: New March 31, 2020 Bay Area Shelter-In-Place Orders Impose Stricter Limits on Construction Activities by Kerry Shapiro
2020-03-31: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:31:33 Governor Newsom’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order N-33-20 – Important Updates for Workers in the California Construction and Industrial Materials Industries by Kerry Shapiro
2020-03-23: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:31:54 Governor Newsom’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order N-33-20: Important Updates for Workers in the California Construction Materials Industry by Kerry Shapiro
2020-03-20: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:32:05 Governor Newsom’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order N-33-20: How are Workers in the California Construction and Industrial Materials Industries Affected? by Kerry Shapiro
2019-09-26: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:32:29 2019 Legal Update for the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association by JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Law Group
2019-05-07: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:32:39 State Water Resources Control Board Sued by City and County of San Francisco and Others Over Approval of Dredge and Fill Procedures by Kerry Shapiro
2019-05-03: Updated: 2021-06-24 16:32:53 California Construction and Industrial Materials Association Files CEQA Lawsuit Against Ventura County to Protect Important Mineral Resources by Kerry Shapiro
2017-05-09: Updated: 2017-05-09 13:54:06 The DOI’s Review of National Monuments – What it means to the mining industry by Kerry Shapiro
2017-01-13: Updated: 2018-06-08 14:31:16 Important news for mining companies with existing or future projects in the California desert by Kerry Shapiro
2016-05-12: Updated: 2018-06-08 14:33:37 California Mining Update — AB 1142 and SB 209: What operators need to know about SMARA modernization by Kerry Shapiro
2016-04-22: Updated: 2018-06-08 14:34:00 California Mining Update — AB 1142 and SB 209: What lead agencies need to know about SMARA Modernization by Kerry Shapiro
2014-11-10: Updated: 2017-02-27 14:58:36 CEQA Bill to Protect Native American Cultural Resources Creates New Challenges and Opportunities for Project Applicants by Kerry Shapiro
2014-04-09: Updated: 2017-02-27 14:58:38 New Law Allows Mining Operators to Remedy Compliance Issues and Retain AB 3098 List Status by Kerry Shapiro
2014-03-07: Updated: 2017-02-27 14:58:40 SB 1270 Proposes Significant California Mining Reform by Kerry Shapiro
2013-02-15: Updated: 2017-02-27 14:58:41 Ninth Circuit Ruling in Center for Biological Diversity v. Salazar Creates Tension Between Federal and California Law Regarding Idle Mines and Interim Management Plans by Kerry Shapiro
2011-10-19: Updated: 2017-04-20 10:36:31 Mining Lawyer: SB 108, A first step in solving the interim management plan problem (Part 3) by Kerry Shapiro
2011-10-17: Updated: 2017-04-20 10:36:31 Mining Lawyer: SB 108, A first step in solving the interim management plan problem (Part 2) by Kerry Shapiro
2011-10-14: Updated: 2017-04-20 10:36:31 Mining Lawyer: SB 108, A first step in solving the interim management plan problem (Part 1) by Kerry Shapiro
2009-01-01: Updated: 2017-02-28 16:44:13 JMBM Development Rights: JMBM Lawyer Wins Attorneys’ Fees for Client in CEQA Lawsuit Defense by Kerry Shapiro
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