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Jan 11, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Christopher Thomas

Skip to main content January 11, 2025 Volume XV, Number 11 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.

Nov 15, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Stacey Bosshardt |Christopher Thomas

A split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit landed an unexpected blow on the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on November 12, ruling that CEQ lacked authority to promulgate its umbrella regulations interpreting the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration, No. 23-1067 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 12, 2024).

Jul 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Andrea Driggs |Ben Longbottom |Christopher Thomas

With the renewable energy boom underway everywhere, Arizona offers an attractive market for renewable energy facilities, with lots of sunshine and even a bit of wind up north. And, despite what you may have heard about our, umm, colorful politics, historically Arizona has been largely supportive of renewable energy, at least with regard to utility-scale projects. Arizona also obviously offers proximity to other good markets, most notably California and Nevada. That’s the good news.

Jul 1, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael Huston |Ben Longbottom |Christopher Thomas

The Supreme Court of the United States announced on June 24, 2024, that it will review a case that could have major ramifications for the development of U.S. infrastructure projects. In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, the Court will determine the proper scope of federal agency review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Feb 17, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Andrea Driggs |Kaycee Royer |Christopher Thomas

Land Use and Development Case Summaries 2023 Land Use and Development Law Briefing (Short Form) 1. Planning And Zoning - OLD EAST DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION V. CITY OF DAVIS 73 Cal. App. 5th 895 (2022) The court of appeal upheld the City’s determination that a mixed-use development was consistent with general plan policies requiring new buildings to maintain scale transition and provide an architectural fit with the neighborhood.