California’s Proposition 45 Would Expedite Review of “Essential Projects”

California voters will decide the
fate of Proposition 45, the “Changes to Environmental Review Process for
Certain Projects” Initiative on November 3, 2026. If approved, Proposition 45
will amend portions of the California Public Resources Code to expedite the review
of certain essential projects under the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and the Permit Streamlining Act (PSA).

Proposition 45 would ...Read More

Sunset Date for Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (“RECLAIM”) Program No Longer Effective

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (“South
Coast AQMD”) launched the Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (“RECLAIM”)
program in 1994 as a market-based approach to air quality regulation. It
replaced traditional “command-and-control” regulations with a
flexible “cap and trade” style system designed to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx)
and sulfur oxides (SOx) emissions. Participation in the program generally
applied to facilities ...Read More

Mitchell Chadwick LLP Attorneys Recognized as California Super Lawyers

We are pleased to share that G. Braiden Chadwick, Patrick G. Mitchell and Ryan W. Thomason have been recognized as 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers, which is a part of Thomson Reuters, for their high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. G. Braiden Chadwick has been recognized by Super Lawyers for ten consecutive ...Read More

Despite Preliminary Injunction CARB approves California’s climate disclosure regulations

The California Air Resources Board, tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure laws, will require companies to report scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by August this year. Full Story HERE.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups led litigation in the Ninth Circuit resulting in a preliminary injunction on SB 261. While ...Read More