On April 5, 2019, California files a federal lawsuit seeking the underlying data and analyses behind the proposed rollback of the federal Clean Car Standards. The suit seeks to compel the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and US Environmental...
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OEHHA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Cancer Inhalation Risk Factors for Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds
OEHHA has extended the public comment period for the inhalation unit risk (IUR) factors for cobalt and cobalt compounds to May 7, 2019. OEHHA released the draft document Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds Cancer IUR Factors for public review on March 8, 2019. The public...
New York Times Article Features Current Firm Project
Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis, LLP represents the investor property owner in connection with the Garden Grove site discussed in the New York Times article, Turning Polluted Properties Into Profits.
AB2: A New Development in Redevelopment
A new law has given cities, counties and special districts an effective conduit of redevelopment funding to take the place of their departed redevelopment agencies. Effective January 1, 2016, Assembly Bill 2 (AB2), also known as the Community Redevelopment Law...
Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis LLP Moves to 915 Wilshire
Effective December 21, 2015, Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis LLP is pleased to announce that its Los Angeles offices have moved three blocks to 915 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, California 90017-3496. All other contact information...
Putting the Development Back Into Redevelopment
The demise of the “redevelopment agency” in California in 2012 was swift and sudden. In the midst of a budget crisis, the California legislature dissolved the hundreds of redevelopment agencies across the state, and used their tax proceeds to balance the state...
Brian D. Langa Identified as 2013 Southern California Rising Star
For the sixth year in a row, Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis, LLP’s Brian D. Langa has been identified by Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star. Mr. Langa has been identified as a rising star in the field of environmental law each and every year since...
ASTM Issues Standard E2790 Regarding “Continuing Obligations” Associated With CERCLA Liability Protections
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002 amended various sections of CERCLA in order, among other things, to promote redevelopment of contaminated Brownfields properties. These amendments included creation of the Contiguous...
Brian D. Langa Identified as 2013 Southern California Rising Star
For the seventh year in a row, Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis, LLP’s Brian D. Langa has been identified by Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star. Mr. Langa has been identified as a rising star in the field of environmental law each and every year...
Brian D. Langa Again Identified as a Super Lawyers Rising Star
For the fifth year in a row, Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis, LLP’s Brian D. Langa has been identified by Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star. Mr. Langa was named a rising star in the field of environmental law in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and...