Richard Frank Notes Resurgence of Public Trust Doctrine in Environmental Cases

San Francisco Daily Journal, Oct. 7, by Richard M. Frank
http://www.dailyjournal.com/law/index.cfm

“The EPIC, Zack’s and CBE decisions signal a reawakening by environmental litigants to the challenges and opportunities presented by the public trust doctrine as a tool of environmental advocacy. Similarly, the thoughtful treatment of public trust principles in each of these decisions underscores the fact that California’s judiciary continues to take the doctrine seriously, and to view public trust principles as a major component of modern environmental law and policy.”