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California Supreme Court

Aug. 26, 2014

Supreme Court shows growing interest in CEQA

The number of cases involving the California Environmental Quality Act has tripled at the state high court in the past decade.

By Fiona Smith


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Cases focusing on the state's landmark environmental law are piling up at the California Supreme Court, causing excitement among environmental attorneys and raising questions over what is behind the spike .


There are seven pending cases involving the California Environmental Quality Act or CEQA currently before the court, proof of the high court's growing appetite to address the 1970 law.


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