The Alpaugh (California) Irrigation District complains Tulare County made a mistake in approving a 277-acre solar farm, failing to do an environmental impact report and instead issuing a “mitigated negative declaration” that was riddled with errors.
Read moreThe Monterey County city of Seaside must set aside its approval of a 122-acre housing and retail development because its look at air the quality impacts, energy issues and wildfire protections for the project was deficient, according to an environmental group’s petition filed Tuesday.
Read moreMSG Forum, owner-operator of the Forum sports venue, sued Gov. Gavin Newsom in superior court, claiming he and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee violated the California Constitution by granting environmental waivers to Murphy’s Bowl LLC, through Assembly Bill 987, to allow construction of a new arena for the L.A. Clippers.
Read moreA California appeals court affirmed that Los Angeles approved a 4½-acre development plan on Vine Street in violation of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Read moreThe Climate Action Campaign claims in court that the city of El Cajon crafted its so-called “Climate Action Plan” to evade meaningful California Environmental Quality Act review and streamline approval of discretionary projects.
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Environmentalists won a court victory in California’s Central Coast this week, after a state court ruled Monterey County officials should have conducted an environmental review of the impact of killing hundreds of coyotes and other wildlife that prey on farm animals.
Read moreThe city of San Clemente, California, and a gated community have sued to block the extension of a state toll road into southern Orange County, claiming the Transportation Corridor Agency is advancing the project without any environmental review.
Read moreA Superior Court judge could rule by Friday on whether U2 guitarist The Edge can break ground on a $79 million, five-home project on 151 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains, or whether it needs more environmental review.
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