On February 19, 2020, President Trump, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, and other federal officials met in Bakersfield, California, for the signing of a Presidential Memorandum seeking additional water for the Central Valley.

The memorandum instructs the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce to coordinate efforts to broaden their agencies’ actions, consistent with existing law, in

Welcome to Abbott & Kindermann, Inc.’s Inaugural Environmental Action News. This summary provides a follow-up to the Abbott & Kindermann Land Use Conference and Outline provided in January 2020.

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Abbott & Kindermann, Inc., will begin providing a monthly review for environmental law starting in April 2020. Check back next month for a

Daniel Cucchi will be a panelist on the April 30, 2020, virtual brown bag webinar titled, “Planning through the COVID-19 crisis: How are we adapting in these uncertain times?”. The seminar is hosted by APACA – Sacramento Valley Section and will take place from 1:00- 2:00pm.

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Join us for a free webinar hosted

Delta Stewardship Council Cases (Cal.Ct.App., April 10, 2020, cases nos. C082944, C086199) 2020 Cal.App.Unpub.LEXIS 2279.

In an unpublished decision, the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s ruling that reduced the amount in attorney’s fees a plaintiff could collect under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 after prevailing on only