On June 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 130 (“AB 130”) into law in service of California’s “Abundance Agenda.”
More than 50 years ago, the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA or Act) was enacted by Congress to protect the quality of the Nation’s waters.
Cannabis is a multi-billion-dollar industry in California.
Nearly a century ago, and recognizing the courts’ historic hostility toward arbitration agreements, Congress, followed shortly by the California Legislature, adopted laws intended to “favor” arbitration.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has long required a full analysis of project's potential adverse effects on the environment.