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Major pro-housing CEQA reform legislation signed into California law

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On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 130 (AB 130) and Senate Bill 131 (SB 131), both of which took effect immediately....more

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California’s New Law AB 98 Adds Significant Requirements to Warehouse Design and Construction

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On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98) into law. AB 98 was created to add to California’s attempts to reduce emissions by providing new requirements for warehouse...more

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Governor Newsom’s January 12, 2025 Executive Order on Wildfire Recovery – CEQA Suspension and Key Provisions

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On January 12, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order in furtherance of his January 7 State of Emergency declaration to expedite recovery efforts following the devastating fires in Los Angeles and...more

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Hilltop Group, Inc. v, County of San Diego: Throwing a Judicial Monkey Wrench into the Spin Cycle of Local Agency CEQA Laundering?

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The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has long required a full analysis of project's potential adverse effects on the environment. The environmental impact report (EIR)-known as the "heart of CEQA"-is intended to...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CEQA News You Can Use - Vol. 8, Issue 1

Noisy college students, the new CEQA impact? Would you be surprised to learn that college students can throw noisy parties? Uh, no, but it may be a surprise that they constitute a potentially significant environmental impact...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CEQA News You Can Use - Volume 6, Issue 4

Welcome to “CEQA News You Can Use,” a quarterly production of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's Natural Resources lawyers. This publication provides quick, useful bites of CEQA news, which we hope can be a resource to your...more

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