It depends on which standards are in play in a particular situation, the California Supreme Court rules in a case from Stanislaus County.

SB 1120, which would ease duplex zoning and lot splits, is the most important land use/housing bill still likely to pass.

State-federal transportation and infrastructure projects likely won't be analyzed under federal law. But new rule could be reversed if Biden wins.

New traffic analysis mechanism finally takes effect this week.

UC Berkeley erred in adding five times as many students as EIR analyzed, court rules.

Court rules that vague carbon offsets approach for new development violates CEQA and invalidate the Climate Action Plan.

Most bills emphasize ministerial approval, thus providing an end-run around the CEQA process.

The state required San Jose to get a new streambed agreement for Willow Glen Trestle Bridge. That doesn't trigger additional environmental review.

In the last few years, exemptions have vastly outnumbered EIRs and mitigated negative declarations. Who needs CEQA reform?