The Need To Reform California's EIR Process

The Planning and Conservation League's Executive Director discusses the possibility of CEQA reform and urban growth boundaries.

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July 30, 2004, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The passage of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in 1970 ushered in the era of environmental impact reports in California development. Builders decry the legislation as a means to block or derail development. Environmentalists admit that the law no longer functions as it was intended. Both those in favor and against the legislation note that certainty in the process is the paramount quality currently absent. Metro Investment Report is pleased to present this interview with Fred Keeley, Executive Director of the Planning and Conservation League, in which he addresses PCLs position on CEQA reform and the need for negotiation between the development and environmental communities in order to realize the certainty in the process that both sides crave.

Thanks to William Cipes

Read the full story: The Need To Reform California's EIR Process Affirmed by PCL's Fred Keeley

Friday, July 30, 2004 in The Metro Investment Report

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