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Author Archives: Joe Kaatz
Litigation Update: Latest Round of Litigation Filed over County of San Diego CAP and General Plan Update Amendment
On March 16, 2018, the Sierra Club and several other environmental and climate oriented organizations (Petitioners) filed a Writ of Mandate in San Diego Superior Court against the County of San Diego. The Writ challenges the County of San Diego’s … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Litigation
Tagged 2018, AB 32, California, Carbon Offsets, CEQA, Climate Action Plans, Climate Change, County of San Diego, EIR, Electricity, Energy, Environmental Impact Report, General Plan, General Plan Amendment, General Plan Update, Land Use, Petition, San Diego, SB 32, SB 375, Sierra Club, Writ of Mandate
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2017 Final Chaptered and Vetoed Legislative Update for 2017 Session
The following list and information is an update to the previously posted 10/4/17 and 10/10/17 Legislative Updates that includes actions by the Governor between 10/11/17 and 10/15/17. This concludes the 2017 legislative session with the passing of the October 15, … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged Air Pollution, Aliso Canyon, California, Climate Change, Davis-Stirling Act, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy, Energy Storage, Gas, GHGs, Legislation, Oil, photovoltaics, Policy, San Diego, Solar Energy, Transportation, Wood
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2017 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislative Update as of 10/10/17
The following list and information is an update to the previously posted 10/4/17 Legislative Update that includes actions by the Governor between 10/4/17 and 10/10/17. We will continue to provide updates as the October 15, 2017 deadline for the Governor … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Air Pollution, Alternative Fuels, Alternative Vehicles, California, CEQA, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Program Investment Charge, Financing, Legislation, methodology, Oil, PACE, Policy, Safety/Security, Transportation, Waste
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2017 Chaptered and Vetoed Bill Update as of 10/3/17
The following list and information include actions by the Governor since the September 15, 2017 legislative deadline ending the 2017 legislative session. This list will change as we reach the October 15, 2017 deadline as the Governor either veto, signs, … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged 2007, Budget, California, California Public Utilities Commission, Chaptered, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Energy Storage, GHGs, Integrated Resource Planning, Legislation, Policy, prices, rates, Vetoed
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Legislative Update: Enrolled Bills 2017
Bills introduced in the 2017 legislative session were required to be enrolled and sent to the Governor by September 15, 2017, concluding the last legislative deadline. Nearly forty bills were enrolled sometime before this deadline. Several bills dealing with renewable … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, PACE, Renewable Energy, Transportation
Tagged Aliso Canyon, California, CPUC, DERs, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Electricity, Energy, GHGs, Integrated Resouce Planning, Legislation, Policy, Property Assessed Clean Energy, rates, San Diego, SANDAG
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Legislature Extends Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program: AB 398 and AB 617
(Jessica Kirshner, a 2L at the University of San Diego School of Law, wrote this post. It was minimally edited for publication.) AB 398 and AB 617 are the latest push by the legislature to meet SB 32’s greenhouse gas … Continue reading
Exercising Discretion in CEQA EIR GHG Analysis: Cleveland National Forest v. SANDAG
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court issued a narrow opinion on the appeal by the San Diego Association of Government (SANDAG) of the appellate decision in Cleveland National Forest Foundation et al., v. San Diego Association of Government. The California Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in CEQA, Energy, Greenhouse Gas, Legislation, Litigation, Transportation
Tagged California, CEQA, GHGs, Litigation, Regional Transporation Planning, SB 375
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