CEQA, NEPA & Open Government Workshop
Held March 30, 2013 at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Presented by the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Legal Committee and the Loyola Law School Environmental Law Society.
Sponsored by four law firms:
The workshop handouts contain the schedule, speaker biographies, sources for CEQA, NEPA and Open Government information, and law-firm profiles.
Topic |
Speaker |
Slides |
Handouts |
Videos |
Introduction + Finding the Law - Legal Research for Activists |
Ursula Vosylius, Chair, Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Legal Committee & Bill Bittner, Pres. Loyola Law School Environmental Law Society |
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CEQA Overview |
Victor J. Otten, Esq., Otten & Joyce LLP |
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CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration and Environmental Impact Report Requirements |
Jefferey L. Caufield, Esq., Caufield & James LLP |
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Sierra Club Campaign Planning Matrix |
Jennifer Robinson, Sierra Club |
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CEQA Commenting Strategies |
Dean Wallraff, Esq., Advocate for the Environment |
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General Q & A with Presenters |
Moderated by Ursula Vosylius, Esq., Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Legal Committee |
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NEPA |
Thomas D. Mauriello, Esq., Mauriello Law Firm, APC |
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California's Ralph M. Brown Act |
Stefan Blasig, Esq. |
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California Public Records Act and Federal FOIA |
Victor J. Otten, Esq., Otten & Joyce LLP |
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How to Spot Public Trust Issues when Commenting or Litigating under CEQA
- CEQA and the Public Trust Doctrine: a Citizen's Guide by Patricia Nelson, Esq.
Environmental Documents You Could Bring to Comment On at the Commenting Workshop:
- Amendments to the Land Use Plans for the Four Southern-California National Forests. EIS comment period ends 5/16/2013. EIR available at http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php?project=35130
- Port of Los Angeles Port Master Plan Update Draft Program EIR - comment period ends April 8, 2013
- Sunset Bronson Studios Entertainment Center EIR - comment period ends April 22, 2013. Go to planning.lacity.org, click on "Environmental," click on "Draft EIR."
- California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection's Vegetation Treatment Program EIR - comment period ends April 8, 2013.
- Yosemite National Park Mariposa Grove Restoration EIS - comment period ends May 7, 2013
- Mitigated Negative Declaration for Los Angeles City Parks Department's Remedial Action Plan to remediate lead and PAH contamination at the Chatsworth Park South.