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Perspective

Nov. 22, 2012

CEQA case study: dealing with uncertainty

The thorniest question often facing those drafting Environmental Impact Reports is how much detail the EIR must include. By Marie Cooper, Steve Kostka and Barbara Schussman of Perkins Coie LLP


By Marie Cooper, Steve Kostka and Barbara Schussman


The thorniest question often facing those drafting Environmental Impact Reports is how much detail the EIR must include. The court in Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee demonstrated how a common-sense approach can be used to answer that question, and satisfy the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. The court upheld an analysis of cumulative impacts to biological resources despite ...

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