Litigation

Environmental

We are litigators on behalf of the environment. We can litigate in California and federal courts under federal and California environmental laws:

• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Clean Water Act
• Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act
• Clean Air Act
• California Coastal Act
• CERCLA
• California Hazardous Substances Control Act
• RCRA
• Prop 65
• Public Lands Law: US Park Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
• Common-law claims: Nuisance, Trespass, Waste

Land Use

We also litigate land-use claims under:

• California Planning and Zoning Law
• California Subdivision Map Act

Access to Public Information

We help insure the public's access to government information, under the following statutes:

• Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• California Public Records Act, which guarantees access to governmental documents,
• California Brown Act, which requires that government meetings be open to the public