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Some top US lobbying firms are working both sides of the Pfas issue at the same time

Review from non-profit finds range of scenarios of firms simultaneously lobbying for and against Pfas regulations

The Guardian - US

California's Environmental Regulations Are a Mess. Why Won't Lawmakers Fix Them?

The California Environmental Quality Act has created a regulatory nightmare.

Reason

Law professor says Tesla threatened to fire law firm over Musk’s huge payout

Charles Elson accused EV company of strong-arming law firm where he consulted over his legal brief opposing Musk’s pay

The Guardian - US

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Top groups’ lobbying spending drops in divided Congress - Roll Call

The biggest spenders on lobbying saw their outlays drop this year compared to 2022 as a divided Congress was passing fewer big bills.

Roll Call

Is This the Year California's Development-Killing Environmental Review Law Sees Serious Reform?

Yet another court decision stopping a U.C. Berkeley housing project is getting California's policy makers to think bigger about reforming the infamous California Environmental Quality Act.

Reason

Here are the top law firms paid to defend DeSantis’ culture war policies

As Gov. Ron DeSantis has waged an aggressive war on what he considers “woke” culture, his ideas have come under fierce legal fire, with more than 15 lawsuits challenging his policies.

Miami Herald

DeSantis’s old law firm received millions in state funds, investigation finds

Daily Beast reports that Holland & Knight, where governor once worked, made nearly $3m in state contracts from 2018 to 2020

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Big K Street players spend more as election uncertainty brews

WASHINGTON — K Street’s 10 biggest spenders have shelled out a combined $238.3 million on federal lobbying so far this year, as the influence industry now gears up for brewing uncertainty when lawmakers return after the midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Big K Street players spend more as election uncertainty brews - Roll Call

K Street’s 10 biggest spenders have shelled out a combined $238.3 million on federal lobbying so far this year, amid midterm uncertainty.

Roll Call

Environmental Lawsuits Tried To Block 50,000 Homes From Being Built in California in One Year

The California Environmental Quality Act gives everyone the right to delay the approval of new housing. The Golden State's NIMBY activists are happy to exercise that right.

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