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Environmental

Aug. 5, 2016

Time to revisit standing under CEQA

The proliferation of CEQA litigation as a tool to impede development for commercial, anti-competitive, or unsubstantiated "NIMBY" (not in my backyard) motives has reached an all-time high, and reform is necessary. By Jonathan E. Shardlow

Jonathan E. Shardlow

Gresham Savage Nolan & Tilden

550 E Hospitality Ln
San Bernardino , CA 92408

Email: jonathan.shardlow@greshamsavage.com

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By Jonathan E. Shardlow

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) serves an incredibly important purpose by requiring state and local agencies to analyze and identify the potential environmental impacts of projects before considering them for approval. However, the proliferation of CEQA litigation as a tool to impede development for commercial, anti-competitive, or unsubstantiated "NIMBY" (not in my backyard) motives has reached an all-time ...

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