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East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, SCIG, Port of LA
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Reform California’s Environmental Quality Act? Not Now.

The California Environmental Quality Act, protector of resources and communities through consideration of implications of proposed projects, is under attack. Representatives from industry and real estate development, and sometimes even Governor Jerry Brown, seek ways to weaken it, or to exempt their pet projects. While the law is far from perfect, it remains the gold standard of environmental protection in the US.