Recent CEQA Decisions Test Concept of “Limited” or “Focused” EIRs

October 12th, 2022
Farmland Protection Alliance v. County of Yolo Save the Field v. Del Mar Union School District Two recent appellate decisions tackle the question of how a CEQA lead agency may construct an EIR following a successful challenge to a prior negative decl… Read More
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Categories: Articles, CEQA, Environmental, Land Use, Uncategorized
Tags: 2022 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5869, 71 Cal.App.5th 300, CEQA, Del Mar, EIR, Farmland Protection Alliance, lead agency, Save the Field, Yolo County County of Yolo

Protect Niles v. City of Fremont - Personal Observations May Support a CEQA "Fair Argument"

August 10th, 2018
August 2018 A recent unpublished opinion by California’s First Appellate District highlights the risk that CEQA lead agencies face when they approve projects with potential visual or traffic impacts based on a negative declaration. In Protect Niles… Read More
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Categories: Articles, CEQA, Environmental, Land Use, Mitigation
Tags: aesthetics, CEQA, development proposal, EIR, fair argument, lead agency, negative declaration, substantial evidence, traffic impacts

SMARA Legislation: SB 854

June 29th, 2018
Public Resources Code §§ 2774, 2774.2.5 June 2018 On June 27, 2018, Governor Brown approved changes to the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (Pub. Resources Code § 2710, et seq [“SMARA”]) relating to how certain mine-related information is su… Read More
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Categories: Environmental, Land Use, Mining, SMARA
Tags: Division of Mine Reclamation, lead agency, legislation, SB 854, SMARA, surface mining