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Environmental

Dec. 9, 2011

Mediating conflicts over the environment

Mediation could be the best environment for environmental law claims. By Cary Lowe of the National Conflict Resolution Center


By Cary Lowe


California is both praised and reviled for its array of environmental regulations, aimed at protecting such resources as the coastline, endangered animal and plant species, water supplies and air quality. The centerpiece of this regulatory system is the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 211000 et seq.), which requires environmental review of most development projects.


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