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

Posted By:
Sean K. Hungerford James I. Anderson
August 2018 A recent unpublished opinion by California’s First Appellate District highlights the risk that CEQA lead agencies face when they approve projects with potential visual or traffic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

Posted By:
Bradley B. Johnson
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