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Zoning, Planning and Use

Dec. 21, 2006

Development in the Age of Climate Change

A lawsuit challenged approval of a 1,500-house project in Banning, claiming automobile traffic generated by the residents will produce too much greenhouse gas.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      RIVERSIDE - Right now, the wide swath of land at the base of Mt. San Gorgonio in northwestern Riverside County looks much like it did 100 years ago. Coyotes, rabbits and cattle roam among hardy chaparral, gnarled oak trees and fruit orchards in an area seemingly unaffected by urban sprawl a few miles away.
      But a developer has gotten the ...

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