Tania Treis Presents at the Bar Association of San Francisco
On November 3, 2016, Panorama’s Principal, Tania Treis, presented on Environmental Law Basics: Understanding CEQA. Tania was part of a panel titled “Environmental Review Process: Navigating statutory exclusions, categorical exemptions, negative declarations, EIRs, public commnet, and project approval. She focused on defining projects under CEQA and CEQA technical analyses. More information about the event can […]
California Gears Up to Set Ambitious Energy and Emissions Goals
Earlier this month, the California legislature pushed forward the agenda to mitigate climate change with clean energy and reduced emissions goals by passing several bills through their houses of origin. The following bills will next undergo scrutiny in the opposite house: Assembly Bill 645 (Williams & Rendon) increases the current renewable energy standard of 33% […]
Brown is the New Green: The Response to California’s Drought
Last month, Governor Jerry Brown announced a $1 billion relief plan for California’s now four-year-long drought. Money in the relief plan will be allocated as such:
New Regulations for Hydraulic Fracturing in California
California’s newest regulations for hydraulic fracturing are scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2015. These regulations are a result of Senate Bill No. 4 (SB-4), which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on September 20, 2013. Fracking has been a controversial topic across the country due to the potential for groundwater contamination […]
Assembly Bill 52: A New Category of Cultural Resources in CEQA
CEQA to Incorporate Tribal Cultural Resources CEQA documents will soon have to analyze the potential impacts of a proposed project on tribal cultural resources, similar to NEPA. AB 52 was enacted for the protection of sites, features, places, objects, and landscapes with cultural values to California Native American Tribes. AB 52 grew out of the […]
Water Issues on the California Ballot
California is in a water crisis. Proposition 1, on the California ballot for the coming November 4th Election Day proposes to improve water quality, supply, and infrastructure with a $7.5 billion general obligation bond. Proposition 1 would support improvements to the following: