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Does Ceqa Need A Rewrite Or Just A Better Public Relations Manager?, Brian Gillis Apr 2022

Does Ceqa Need A Rewrite Or Just A Better Public Relations Manager?, Brian Gillis

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I’ve recently been tempted to blame my existential climate-change-induced dread on a 50-year-old environmental law that may be exacerbating California’s contributions to the climate crisis. The impacts of climate change are here and will only grow more severe. I’m angry, and I am scared for the future because we aren’t doing nearly enough to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. The climate action pledges taken by many countries are insufficient, and we aren’t even on track to meet these pledges. The calls-to-action are all about urgency: “we need to act yesterday to avoid a climate catastrophe.” So, an environmental …