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California Supreme Court

Jul. 28, 2017

State high court says CEQA applies to public projects

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, pre-empts a federal law in a case concerning the reopening of a stretch of train tracks in Northern California.

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, pre-empts a federal law in a case concerning the reopening of a stretch of train tracks in Northern California.

Reversing a state appellate court decision by a 6-1 vote, the court ruled that state agency North Coast Railroad Authority is obligated to comply with environmental reviews mandated by CEQA regarding work on tracks that run from ...

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