What Changed, What Matters for Local Governments and What’s Next -
The White House Council on Environmental Quality has reversed three key Trump administration changes that govern how federal agencies implement the...more
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Fire officials experienced a significant data transmission slowdown of their mobile emergency...more
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Businesses seeking discretionary approvals or development permits are often subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. CEQA, the state’s environmental protection law, requires California public agencies to analyze...more
Following several years of public involvement, the California Natural Resources Agency approved a Comprehensive Update to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines....more
In a highly anticipated decision, the California Supreme Court found in Sierra Club v. County of Fresno that the environmental impact report was inadequate because it failed to sufficiently connect the project’s air quality...more
Changes to the California Environmental Quality Act are on the horizon.
According to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, the changes “consist of refinements and clarifications of existing requirements.” Several...more
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), codified at Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq., is arguably California’s preeminent and most comprehensive environmental law.
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5/21/2018
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