Highlights of the latest update include:

• New Chapter 17C on Global Climate Change, by Michael B. Gerrard and J. Cullen Howe of Arnold & Porter LLC, which examines the factual background of global climate change and its legal implications at the national and international level.
• Recent cases added to Chapter 1 requiring, among other things, that environmental impact statements assess the actual environmental effects associated with climate change.
• New section in Chapter 6, Environmental Audits, setting out an environmental audit checklist for real property transactions.
• Discussion in Chapter 24, Wildlife and Habitat Protection, of a new Executive Order requiring federal agencies to consider the economic and recreational values of hunting in agency actions, and to consider hunting in wildlife management planning.
• New section explaining the European Union’s REACH requirement, which deals with the registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals, has been added to Chapter 27, Toxic Substances Control Act.
• Coverage in Chapter 28B of the final regulations for regulating the security of chemical facilities, formally known as the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.
• Discussion in Chapter 46 of a new law requiring the California Resources Agency to adopt guidelines for analyzing and mitigating a project’s contribution to global warming.
• Completely revised discussion in Chapter 74 of New York’s stormwater management program.

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