As reported in this Capitol Weekly story, the Coastal Commission is facing a major budget cut of 10% this year. Projections are that the Commission will have to lay off 19 to 25 members of its 125-member staff. The Commission's … Continue reading
Pacific Legal Foundation has filed a 60-day notice with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for violations stemming from FWS's decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species. The notice was filed on behalf for the California … Continue reading
Perhaps highlighting the potency of our amicus brief in Mt. Holyoke Homes v. California Coastal Commission, the Coastal Commission filed its response. Mt. Holyoke concerns a home owner's attempt to defend a coastal development permit (approved by the City of … Continue reading
Larry Gilbert spoke to PBS TV host Huell Howser about why he would produce a 14 part miniseries about the supposed successes of redevelopment in California without any discussion of its failures and its costs. When I asked him to … Continue reading
Yesterday the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Wild Fish Conservancy filed a complaint against the United States Navy. The lawsuit alleges that the Navy has failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act because Explosive Ordnance Disposal … Continue reading
Earlier this year, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California held that the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2004 Biological Opinion on the effects of California and federal water projects on endangered and threatened salmon was arbitrary and … Continue reading
Yesterday's Wyoming Tribune-Eagle contains an article devoted to how the candidates for Wyoming's lone house seat feel about the ESA. Apparently, all agree that change is needed: "The sad thing about politics in America in 2008 is that we got … Continue reading