CEQA Reform Could Get Tricky

Reform of the state of California’s landmark and controversial environmental law, CEQA, is starting to get more complicated.
The California Economic Summit, a nonpartisan working group of different state regions, posted an interesting item Tuesday on legislative efforts to update the California Environmental Quality Act. Known as CEQA, the act requires local agencies to analyze the environmental impact of new development.
Businesses hate the 1970 law, which they say bogs down economic growth by encouraging lawsuits and a lengthy review process. But grassroots community groups claim the measure prevents land degradation.