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Developer-Hired CEQA Consultant Could Be An Endangered Species

1 March 2003 - 1:00am | Author: John Krist

Environment Watch | Vol. 18 No. 03 Mar 2003

More than a decade ago, a state appellate court ruled that developers could hire their own consultants to prepare environmental impact reports required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Now, prompted by events surrounding the controversial Newhall Ranch development in Los Angeles County, a Southern California legislator has launched an effort to outlaw the practice.

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