By Gerald George on Posted in Land Use,Natural Resources,Trump TrackOn Monday, July 24, 2018, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a memorandum prohibiting BLM from requiring “compensatory mitigation” projects, except where specifically mandated by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). BLM will consider “voluntary proposals for compensatory mitigation,” but will not accept monetary payments as compensatory mitigation. “Compensatory mitigation” is defined… Continue Reading
By Patrick Ferguson on Posted in California,Land Use,Natural ResourcesOn September 23, 2014, the U.S Department of Interior and the State of California released a draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (“DRECP”), which covers over 22 million acres in Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. The DRECP proposes to protect environmentally-sensitive areas of the California desert while also… Continue Reading
By Peter Sergienko on Posted in Climate Change,Environmental Quality,EPA,Federal,Natural ResourcesPresident Obama published a formal Climate Action Plan last month, announcing the plan in a speech delivered at Georgetown University. The plan organizes the President’s executive actions under three pillars: (1) Cutting Carbon Pollution in America; (2) Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change; and, (3) Leading International Efforts to address Global… Continue Reading
