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Merry Christmas! Let’s celebrate the season by renewing our commitment to environmental justice and conservation. Together, we can protect the planet and ensure a sustainable future for all.

Are you in an environmental justice organization? List your org as a supporter of CEQA Works! We're a coalition of 200+ groups working to protect CA's landmark environmental law. Together, we can ensure public input and safeguard our communities. ceqaworks.org/about-ceqa-wor…

For 50 years, CEQA safeguarded public health & the environment, from blocking polluting warehouses in Fresno to planning for affordable housing in Sacramento to preserving California's natural treasures. Explore our collection of recent success stories: ceqaworks.org/ceqa-successes/

We offer tailored presentations for nonprofits and educational institutions interested in learning about CEQA. Enhance your understanding of this crucial legislation! Email us at info@ceqaworks.org for info.

Happy Thanksgiving! We are incredibly grateful for our dedicated followers who have joined us in the fight to safeguard CEQA. Thank you for helping us protect our environment and the most vulnerable members of our community.

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What forces contribute to California’s affordable housing crisis? This detailed argument from Andrew W. Schwartz, Of Counsel at Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP, ran on the front page of the legal outlet the Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal. dailyjournal.com/articles/37989…

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Our latest narrated slideshow explains the legacy and impact of CEQA in California for over 50 years.   youtube.com/watch?v=1ipLwJ…

CEQA ensures new housing is safe and healthy, advances California's climate goals, and protects imperiled plants and wildlife.

CEQA in 2024: An Environmental and Public Health Bill of Rights. Part #4: CEQA Protects Communities See how CEQA protects health, reduces pollution, supports green energy, and preserves California's wildlife and iconic places. youtube.com/watch?v=ZPifYL…

Learn how CEQA interacts with housing and infrastructure and has protected communities and the environment for over 50 years. This narrated slideshow explains how CEQA works, and highlights what objective empirical studies have found about the law.    youtube.com/watch?v=1ipLwJ…

CEQA in 2024: An Environmental and Public Health Bill of Rights. Part #3: CEQA and Infrastructure See how CEQA impacts big infrastructure projects like freeways, water, and energy, plus case studies on how it improves them. youtube.com/watch?v=KMSNCa…

CEQA is an environmental and public health bill of rights for all Californians. This 2-page fact sheet shows how CEQA helps improve new housing projects, mitigate climate change, protect public health, and safeguard California’s most vulnerable communities.

CEQA in 2024: An Environmental and Public Health Bill of Rights. Part #2: CEQA and Housing Learn about legislative exemptions in place for CEQA & housing development, & review case studies that show how CEQA interacts with & improves housing projects. youtube.com/watch?v=90ys11…

CEQA has been amended many times to exempt or speed up housing projects & allow quicker approvals. The majority of these amendments have been passed over the last five years. However, CEQA didn't cause the affordable housing crisis, so these amendments haven't solved the issue.