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California Passes Three Key Housing Bills this Legislative Year to Streamline CEQA Review for Certain Housing Projects

California Passes Three Key Housing Bills this Legislative Year to Streamline CEQA Review for Certain Housing Projects

By Madeline Weisman and Hina Gupta In the current legislative year, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed over [...]

California Court of Appeal Upholds Supplemental EIR for Lease Amendment Pertaining to Desalination Plant

California Court of Appeal Upholds Supplemental EIR for Lease Amendment Pertaining to Desalination Plant

By James Purvis The California State Lands Commission prepared a supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR), as [...]

Sierra Club Files CEQA Challenge to Proposed New Off-Stream Storage for the Central Valley Project

Sierra Club Files CEQA Challenge to Proposed New Off-Stream Storage for the Central Valley Project

By Holly Tokar and Meredith Nikkel On November 20, 2020, a coalition of environmental groups filed [...]

California Environmental Quality Act Considerations When Evaluating Impacts to Aquatic and Other Biological Resources

California Environmental Quality Act Considerations When Evaluating Impacts to Aquatic and Other Biological Resources

By Robbie Hull, Scott Birkey, and Clark Morrison One of the stated legislative policies underlying the [...]