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?

In an oil refinery case, a split appellate court said using 98th percentile instead of "average" pollution is okay.

Project is surrounded by development. But MND didn't fly on native plant and oak tree issues.

Also: Statute of limitations on the Mitigation Fee Act, a request to depublish the Millenium Hollywood case, and the U.S. Supreme decline to hear a takings case from Massachusetts involving a local wetlands ordinance.