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  • Reforming CEQA Part 1
  • Reforming CEQA Part 4
  • Reforming CEQA Part 5

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legal-planet.org /2 weeks ago

Reforming CEQA Part 1

The qualification for the November ballot of the California Chamber of Commerce ballot initiative rewriting CEQA does create an opportunity, if the legislature is so inclined, to s...

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legal-planet.org /2 weeks ago

Reforming CEQA Part 4

This is the fourth in a series of blog posts on reforming the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  The first post, discussing different paradigms for CEQA, is here.  The s...

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legal-planet.org /2 weeks ago

Reforming CEQA Part 5

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts on reforming the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  The first post, discussing different paradigms for CEQA, is here.  The se...

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legal-planet.org /2 weeks ago

Reforming CEQA Part 3

This is the third in a series of blog posts on reforming the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  The first post, discussing different paradigms for CEQA, is here.  The se...

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legal-planet.org /2 weeks ago

Reforming CEQA Part 6

This is the sixth in a series of blog posts on reforming the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  The first post, discussing different paradigms for CEQA, is here.  The se...

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legal-planet.org /2 weeks ago

Reforming CEQA, part 2

This is the second in a series of six blog posts on reforming the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  The first post, discussing different paradigms for CEQA, is here. Wh...

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reason.com /3 weeks ago

The People vs. CEQA

An initiative that would streamline California's development-killing environmental review law appears to be headed to the ballot.

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legal-planet.org /1 month ago

BACA makes the ballot

It looks like the California Chamber of Commerce has enough signatures to put on the November ballot their initiative that would drastically change the California Environmental Qua...

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legal-planet.org /2 weeks ago

Is BACA Constitutional?

The California Chamber of Commerce initiative to rewrite the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has strict limits on judicial review for challenges to agency decisions for...

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jdsupra.com /3 weeks ago

Navigating the New Coastal Zone: Key Housing Reforms for 2026

The California Coastal Commission (the Commission) has long posed a significant hurdle to coastal housing production, even as state law has streamlined residential development else...

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jdsupra.com /3 weeks ago

Navigating the New Coastal Zone: Key Housing Reforms for 2026

The California Coastal Commission (the Commission) has long posed a significant hurdle to coastal housing production, even as state law has streamlined residential development else...

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housingwire.com /1 week ago

Fault lines surface as projects tap California’s CEQA exemption law

Last July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark law shielding apartment and residential projects from lengthy environmental review processes to boost the state’s housing...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

California Supreme Court Reviews CEQA Exemption Scope in Sunflower Alliance Case

On April 6, 2026, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sunflower Alliance v. California Department of Conservation (Case No. S287414). The case addresses two key Cal...

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jdsupra.com /2 weeks ago

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.15.26

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday proposed allowing data centers, power plants, and other industrial facilities to begin certain construction work before obt...

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jdsupra.com /4 weeks ago

Réforme de la procédure d’évaluation environnementale au Québec

Le 25 mars 2026, le gouvernement du Québec a publié le Règlement modifiant le Règlement relatif à l’évaluation et l’examen des impacts sur l’environnement de certains projets (le «...

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latimes.com /1 day ago

Union invokes California's landmark environmental law to challenge Newsom's return-to-office mandate

A union representing California legal workers employed by the state invoked CEQA, the state's landmark yet oft-criticized environmental law to challenge a return-to-office mandate.

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natlawreview.com /1 week ago

The Importance of Being Earnest in Tribal Cultural Resource Consultation

Lead agencies face increasing pressure to consult with Native American tribes before issuing discretionary approvals for development projects under the California Environmental Qua...

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natlawreview.com /2 weeks ago

CEQ Issues Revised Guidance on Categorical Exclusions

On April 9, 2026, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued updated guidance for federal agencies on establishing and applying categorical exclusions (CEs), the most common...

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therealdeal.com /3 days ago

CA condo developers may see litigation relief as reform bill breezes through Assembly

Against the backdrop of a long-mounting statewide housing shortage, California lawmakers seem poised to finally overhaul rules that have choked condo construction for more than two...

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natlawreview.com /2 weeks ago

NY DEC Finalizes SEQRA Regulations to Implement Environmental Justice Siting Law

On April 28, 2026, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) filed a Notice of Adoption to amend 6 NYCRR Part 617, DEC’s State Environmental Quality Review...

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housingwire.com /1 month ago

SEQRA reform splits New York lawmakers, snagging budget talks

Efforts to revamp New York State environmental laws to lower barriers to building housing more quickly threw the state’s annual budget process into limbo. Negotiations blew past an...

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broadbandbreakfast.com /1 month ago

Permitting Reform Needed As Energy, Data Center Demand Surges

Panelists differ on whether to overhaul permitting laws or revise them.

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natlawreview.com /1 month ago

Victorian EPA Amendment Receives Royal Assent

The Victorian Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Act 2026 (the Act) received royal assent on 17 February 2026. This legislation represents the most significant overh...

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natlawreview.com /1 week ago

California Air Resources Board Advances CCUS Program with Draft Concepts for Potential Regulations

On May 7, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced “Concepts for Potential Regulations for Establishing the Carbon Capture, Removals, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Pro...

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