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  • Your guide to Proposition 45: Faster CEQA review for housing and infrastructure
  • Your guide to Proposition 45: Faster CEQA review for housing and infrastructure
  • California’s $3.9B Midway Rising becomes a CEQA lightning rod

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latimes.com /3 weeks ago

Your guide to Proposition 45: Faster CEQA review for housing and infrastructure

Prop 45 seeks to overhaul the law often blamed for delaying construction and driving up its cost: the California Environmental Quality Act.

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latimes.com /3 weeks ago

Your guide to Proposition 45: Faster CEQA review for housing and infrastructure

Prop 45 seeks to overhaul the law often blamed for delaying construction and driving up its cost: the California Environmental Quality Act.

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housingwire.com /2 weeks ago

California’s $3.9B Midway Rising becomes a CEQA lightning rod

SB 344 targets Midway Rising, a $3.9 billion redevelopment with 4,000 homes, SB 958 caps height as an infill project qualifier

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cal.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Streetsblog Endorsement: No on Prop. 45

CEQA was enacted at a time when new highways and highway expansion was destroying communities, and a big part of the reason to create CEQA in the first place. Prop 45 would roll ou...

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legal-planet.org /1 month ago

A warning to local planners in California

A lot of the debates over BACA, the Cal Chamber supported initiative to fundamentally change CEQA (Proposition 45 on the ballot) focus on the initiative’s impacts on CEQA.  But fro...

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la.streetsblog.org /2 weeks ago

Streetsblog Endorsement: No on Prop. 45

CEQA was enacted at a time when new highways and highway expansion was destroying communities, and a big part of the reason to create CEQA in the first place. Prop 45 would roll ou...

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latimes.com /1 month ago

Newsom rejects effort to roll back CEQA exemptions for advanced manufacturing

Senate Bill 954 would have rolled back parts of last year's controversial overhaul of CEQA that allowed for advanced manufacturing facilities to be sited in communities without env...

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cleantechnica.com /1 month ago

Environmental Groups Join Scattergood Hydrogen Retrofit Lawsuit

Groups allege Los Angeles & LADWP failed to comply with key environmental law Los Angeles — Yesterday, environmental groups joined an ongoing lawsuit brought by Communities for...

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manufacturingdive.com /1 month ago

Gov. Newsom vetoes bill narrowing CEQA advanced manufacturing exemption

The legislation would have added hurdles and compliance costs for facility projects in the state, industry groups said.

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planetizen.com /3 weeks ago

Newsom kills bill requiring polluting factories near schools to undergo environmental review

Newsom kills bill requiring polluting factories near schools to undergo environmental review Zachary Whalen Sun, 09/27/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image...

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planetizen.com /1 month ago

California lawmakers approve bill that would shield housing, sports arena project from environmental lawsuits

California lawmakers approve bill that would shield housing, sports arena project from environmental lawsuits Zachary Whalen Tue, 09/01/2026 - 09:00 Primary Image...

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legal-planet.org /1 month ago

A summary of BACA

I’ve written a lot on the Cal Chamber sponsored initiative to dramatically change CEQA, BACA, which is Proposition 45 on this year’s ballot.  Here are some key takeaways from what...

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la.urbanize.city /3 days ago

Final EIR released for California high-speed rail's L.A. to Anaheim segment

Final EIR released for California high-speed rail's L.A. to Anaheim segment Steven Sharp Mon, 10/19/2026 - 06:15 California high-speed rail may perpetually find its...

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legal-planet.org /1 month ago

The end of endangered species habitat protections in California?

California likes to portray itself as an environmental leader, and in many ways it is.  But in the context of one of the most important areas of environmental law – protecting enda...

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legal-planet.org /1 month ago

More on BACA and data centers

A key issue in the debate over the Cal Chamber of Commerce CEQA initiative (BACA, or Proposition 45 on the ballot) is whether it includes data centers as the types of projects that...

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natlawreview.com /3 weeks ago

California Signs Sweeping Data Center Energy Laws

Summary On September 21, 2026, Governor Newsom signed seven bills regulating the data center industry, imposing new requirements on electricity costs, energy reporting, and local o...

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times-advocate.com /1 week ago

Letter to the Editor: PROP. 45 WOULD GUT CEQA

Editor, Times-Advocate:  Feeling overwhelmed by the 14 propositions on the ballot? At least one of them should be a no brainer for Escondido residents. We should all vote NO on Pro...

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legal-planet.org /1 week ago

Unpacking the Senate Permitting Reform Bill: CWA

This post continues my review of the provisions of the Senate Permitting Reform Bill, focusing on the Clean Water Act provisions in Title II.  My introduction to the coverage of th...

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natlawreview.com /3 weeks ago

Amended California Battery EPR Bill Now Law

On September 20, 2026, California Governor Newsom signed California bill SB 501 into law, which modifies provisions of the state’s Responsible Battery Recycling Act (AB 2440 or the...

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natlawreview.com /3 weeks ago

California Enacts Seven Data Center Bills, Effective January 1, 2027- New Tariff, Entitlement, and Disclosure Rules for...

On September 21, 2026, Governor Newsom signed into law seven data center bills, which primarily take effect on January 1, 2027. Three of the bills (SB 886, AB 2383, and SB 1168) fo...

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cleantechnica.com /2 weeks ago

SEIA Statement on Governor Newsom’s Actions on Clean Energy Bills

Following statement on California legislative updates is attributable to Stephanie Doyle, California state affairs director for the Solar Energy Industries Association: “The solar...

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planetizen.com /4 weeks ago

New bill requires California data center developers to create water scarcity plans

New bill requires California data center developers to create water scarcity plans Zachary Whalen Thu, 09/24/2026 - 06:00 Primary Image...

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latimes.com /1 month ago

State lawmakers back environmental carve-out for new San Diego stadium

California lawmakers voted to fast-track a San Diego stadium and housing project by helping it avoid lawsuits over its environmental impacts.

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natlawreview.com /3 weeks ago

California Enacts Seven Data Center Bills, Effective January 1, 2027: New Tariff, Entitlement, and Disclosure Rules for...

On September 21, 2026, Governor Newsom signed into law seven data center bills, which primarily take effect on January 1, 2027. Three of the bills (SB 886, AB 2383, and SB 1168) fo...

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