Climate Change, Energy, & Sustainability

Lithium Valley Specific Plan Imperial County In 2022, the California Legislature approved SB 125 which allocated funding for the development of plans for geothermal energy development and lithium extraction, processing, production, and related manufacturing activities within Imperial County. The Lithium Valley Specific Plan and PEIR will expedite the development and permitting of lithium extraction, lithium [...]

Workshops The Firm has extensive experience conducting training, workshops, and public presentations specifically tailored to our public agencies clients. Our attorneys’ experience teaching topics including but not limited to land use, CEQA, RLUIPA, climate changes and sustainability, wildfire resiliency, NEPA and many other topics through such august organizations as UCLA Extension, the State of California [...]

Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) SLG serves as bench counsel to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("LACMTA") in connection with the delivery of high priority transportation-related projects in Los Angeles County through the framework of its public private partnership (“P3”) program. SLG is posed to provide [...]

California Public Utilities Commission CEQA and NEPA Review for Numerous Energy and Transmission Projects Since 2006, we have provided the CPUC’s Energy Division with CEQA advice on complex issues related to transmission and energy planning.  In the course of this work, we have reviewed dozens of the CPUC’s EIRs, MNDs, MMRPs, Findings, SOCs [...]

Santa Clara Valley Water District Santa Clara Valley The Firm has represented Santa Clara Valley Water District as outside CEQA counsel since 2010. The firm has provided CEQA strategic advice, detailed CEQA document review, and litigation services for over 20 different water supply and flood management projects. Projects include EIR/EIS reviews for the [...]

Animal Confinement Facilities Plan Tulare County The 2017 Animal Confinement Facilities Plan (ACFP) and Dairy and Feedlot Climate Action Plan (Dairy CAP) streamlined the way dairies and bovine facilities are regulated by the County of Tulare.  Under the 2017 ACFP, dairy expansions which fully comply with the requirements of the ACFP and with mitigation measures [...]

LAX Landside Access Modernization Program City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports As part of our long-standing role as special CEQA Counsel to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), we reviewed the planning documents and associated EIR for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP), a multi-billion-dollar update to [...]

Southern California International Gateway City of Los Angeles, Port of Los Angeles Extensive legal oversight and review on numerous Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Reports (EIS/EIRs) and multiple related legal opinions for projects at the Port of Los Angeles.  Ms. Sohagi was instrumental in negotiating acceptable mitigation measures with environmental and community groups active [...]

Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategies Ms. Sohagi has served as SANDAG’s CEQA and land use counsel since the late 1980s. The Firm’s major work has included legal review and litigation support for the first Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (“RTP/SCS”) in the state and its EIR, adopted in 2011, as well as legal review [...]

City of Vista Climate Action Plan City of Vista The Firm provided legal advice to the City of Vista regarding the Final Program EIR (PEIR) for the General Plan (GP) 2030 Update related to the implementation of a quantified Climate Action Plan (CAP) to reduce potentially significant climate change impacts. The Firm reviewed [...]