Environmental
Aug. 16, 2014
State courts Tesla factory, offers reprieve from bedrock environmental law
California appears ready to offer the electric car maker relief from CEQA in hopes of landing the $5 billion "gigafactory," reigniting a longrunning debate.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California is making a big push to woo electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. to build its planned battery factory in the state, and one of the main incentives on offer could be an easing of requirements under the state's landmark environmental law - a prospect that's reviving the debate over whether that law is in need of reform.
The 1970 California Environmental Quality Act has long been a tho...
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