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Environmental Spotlights

09-24-2009

Sonnenschein Achieves Victory in Pro Bono Environmental Case
Sonnenschein attorneys Nick Yost, Sarah Ratcliffe Choi and Matthew Adams convinced a federal judge in California to dismiss a suit challenging the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), which would provide for both species/habitat protection and improved reliability of water supplies in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The lawsuit, brought by two water agencies, claimed that the state and federal agencies' notices of preparation and notice of intent violated CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act), respectively.

Sonnenschein represented six different non-profit environmental organizations in the case who were sued because of their role and participation in the BDCP planning process. Those groups, along with other defendants, filed motions to dismiss in the Eastern District of California on multiple grounds, with the main point being that that the claims were not ripe under NEPA.

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