SB 607

The CEQA Poison Pill In SB 607

Weakening the statewide standard of review benefits polluting facilities

For California to meet its climate goals and bring down prices on basic needs like housing, transportation and energy, it will need to dramatically increase infill housing, transit and clean energy facilities, among other projects. Part of achieving that goal involves reforming how environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) can counter-productively slow …

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