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California Supreme Court

Aug. 7, 2013

Divided state Supreme Court approves rail project but may change environmental review

In a decision expected to change how agencies must evaluate the environmental impacts of large infrastructure projects, a divided state Supreme Court on Monday sided with Los Angeles transit officials in their bid to expand a rail line.


By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a decision expected to change how agencies must evaluate the environmental impacts of large infrastructure projects, a divided state Supreme Court on Monday sided with Los Angeles transit officials in their bid to expand a rail line.


A majority found fault in the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority's analysis of the rail project under the California Environmental Quality Act or CEQA, b...

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