Environmental Law
Envt'l Law News Spring 2018, Vol. 27, No. 1
Content
- 2017-2018 Environmental Law Section Executive Committee
- A Closer Look at the Avalanche of New California Housing Production Laws
- Cap-and-Trade Extended: What Do Ab 398 and Ab 617 Mean for Climate Change and Air Quality Regulation in 2018?
- Coming Full Circle in the Fifth—Revisiting the Concept of "Urban Decay" and Its Increasingly Limited Role in Ceqa
- Environmental Law News Publications Committee
- Table of Contents
- The 2017 Environmental Legislative Recap: Facing an Unprecedented Risk to California's Environmental Legacy
- The New Toxic Substances Control Act: How Will Federal Preemption Affect California Laws?
- Editor's Note . . .
Editor’s Note . . .
by Julia Stein
We couldn’t be more excited to bring you our first issue as the Environmental Section of the California Lawyers Association. As we transition to a new organization, change and new horizons in the field of environmental law remain a theme throughout this issue’s offerings as well. Our first article, courtesy of Corrie Plant and Krista deBoer, offers an assessment of recent changes to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act, and how those changes might square with state chemical regulation. Next, Marne Sussman explains two new and significant pieces of legislation for California’s cap-and-trade program, AB 398 and AB 617, and their import moving forward. Martin Stratte and Jonathan Shardlow then provide a perspective on recent case law better defining when "urban decay" should be a subject of environmental review. Following that, Chelsea Maclean summarizes a spate of new housing laws, and what they could mean as California attempts to tackle a mounting housing affordability crisis. Finally, in keeping with tradition, Gary Lucks closes this issue with his recap of the 2016-2017 legislative session, considering Governor Brown’s legacy as California continues to forge ahead into the future.