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Environmental & Energy

Jun. 30, 2023

Opinions vary on whether CEQA changes will matter

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ideas got a hearing this week when the Assembly Natural Resources Committee debated SB 149. The bill contains a set of proposals, first unveiled by the governor in May, to speed up litigation under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Will Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CEQA changes “make a huge difference” and cut “green tape”? Opinions vary.

Newsom’s ideas got a hearing this week when the Assembly Natural Resources Committee debated SB 149. The bill contains a set of proposals, first unveiled by the governor in May, to speed up litigation under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Sen. Anna Caballero, D-Merced, an attorney and one of the bill’s a...

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