Focus (Forum & Focus)
Mar. 21, 2008
When Going Green, Governments Must Mind the Constitution
Forum Column - By Ronald A. Zumbrun - When considering the implementation of environmental policies, governments need to remember the Constitution.
By Ronald A. Zumbrun
This article appears on Page 6
In 1976, the California Coastal Act was adopted by the California Legislature. Pervasive in reach and colossal in scope, it contains hundreds of sections and an equal number of interpretive regulations. The Coastal Act's definition of "development" is so deliberately broad it would conceivably encompass the construction of a sand castle and the planting...
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