An article by Dan Quinley titled “‘Finality’ may be the next key issue in takings litigation,” was published by the Daily Journal on October 22, 2020.
Kerry Shapiro’s article “Important News for Mining Companies With Existing or Future Projects in the California Desert” was published by Mondaq.
California SMARA Update: AB 1142 and SB 209 – What operators need to know about SMARA modernization On April 18, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law two bills – AB 1142 (Gray) and SB 209 (Pavley) – that together provide the most significant update to the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) in […]
PowerPoint Presentation regarding AB 1142 and SB 209 On April 18, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law two bills – AB 1142 (Gray) and SB 209 (Pavley) – that together provide the most significant update to the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) in 25 years. Operators and lead agencies must be aware […]
California Mining Update: AB 1142 and SB 209 – What lead agencies need to know about SMARA modernization On April 18, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law two bills – AB 1142 (Gray) and SB 209 (Pavley) – that together provide the most significant update to the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) […]
On April 18, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law two bills – AB 1142 (Gray) and SB 209 (Pavley) – that together provide the most significant update to the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) in 25 years. Operators and lead agencies must be aware of these new changes and start planning for […]
Kerry Shapiro article, “New Law Allows Mining Operators to Remedy Compliance Issues and Retain AB 3098 List Status,” was published in the Spring/Summer issue of The Conveyor.
As reported earlier this week in the California Land Use Blog, the recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Center for Biological Diversity v. Salazar allowed a uranium mine on federal lands in Arizona to re-open after being idled for seventeen years absent any new federal approval or supplemental environmental review. This decision is […]
Kerry Shapiro’s article, “Supreme Court paves way for property owners to challenge EPA compliance orders,” about the decision in Sackett v. EPA, was published in The Conveyor, the magazine of the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association, Spring 2012 edition.
Mining lawyer: California’s SB 108 enacts new legislation pertaining to “idle” mines and addresses some of the problems existing in SMARA’s idle mine provisions, including interim management plans Kerry Shapiro’s paper on California SB 108, which changes provisions in the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA) pertaining to “idle” mines, was first presented […]