How Pelican Bay State Prison Avoided Environmental Review
The California State Legislature can change any state law at any time.
The term “California Environmental Quality Act” (CEQA) invites eye rolling from applicants, induces nausea from agency planners, and causes lawyers to salivate at the prospect of billable hours.
Projects get tied up for years in the environmental review process. Often, it’s because slow-footed public agencies take their time. Sometimes it’s because proje…
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