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CEQA itself is a mixed bag. I want to be clear that there are very important things the CEQA does to improve our environmental conditions[0]! The very real issu
by HowardStark 8mo ago
CEQA itself is a mixed bag. I want to be clear that there are very important things the CEQA does to improve our environmental conditions[0]! The very real issue of CEQA being “weaponized”[1] stems from how environmental complaints have to be re-litigated in their entirety every time one is filed.
Say there’s a coalition of neighbors who do not want something built. They can each file a lawsuit alleging environmental issues and each will have to be handled in isolation
*I am not going into immense detail here. It is admittedly a bit more complex than this, but this is a reasonable summary
[0] https://youtu.be/TKN7Cl6finE?si=CR4SjVK5_ojk-OKq https://youtu.be/TKN7Cl6finE?si=CR4SjVK5_ojk-OKq
[1] https://www.planningreport.com/2015/12/21/new-ceqa-study-rev https://www.planningreport.com/2015/12/21/new-ceqa-study-rev...
- JumpCrisscross 8mo ago> there are very important things the CEQA does to improve our environmental conditions Which fits with OP’s assertion that it does “more harm than good.” (Fortunately, restricting the private right of action would curtail a lot of the harm. On the national level I’m pretty much at the point of wanting NEPA repealed.)