Environmental & Energy
Oct. 22, 2026
The true scope of Prop. 45's changes to environmental protection
Proposition 45 would go beyond streamlining environmental reviews by weakening protections for large development projects, restricting public participation and giving developers greater control over project approvals and legal challenges.
Julia E. Stein
Deputy Director
UCLA School of Law
Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Proposition 45, which appears on California's November ballot, would amend the state's primary law governing public participation in environmental reviews. The ballot arguments in favor of the proposition sweepingly promise that the initiative will lower the high cost of living, reduce housing costs, and lower electricity costs. The proposition purports to secure all these outc...
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