Perspective
Jul. 4, 2012
'Business as usual' method for evaluating GHG impacts ruled unlawful
A hypothetical BAU tied neither to existing conditions nor reasonably likely conditions will only mislead the public and decision-makers. By Michael Balster, Gordon Hart and Kevin Poloncarz of Paul Hastings LLP
On May 16, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled in a much anticipated case addressing the "business as usual" method for evaluating whether greenhouse gas emissions from a project will have significant environmental effects under the California Environmental Quality Act.
In Friends of the Northern San Jacinto Valley et al. v. County of Riverside, the court found that the challeng...
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