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Environmental & Energy

Jun. 18, 2026

Voters to decide fate of landmark environmental law

A ballot measure that would create broad exemptions and accelerated review procedures under CEQA has qualified for November, drawing praise from business groups and warnings from environmental law experts.

A ballot initiative that would dramatically curtail the reach of the California Environmental Quality Act has qualified for the November ballot, supporters announced Wednesday, teeing up a statewide debate over the future of environmental review, housing construction and infrastructure development.

The California Chamber of Commerce said in a news release that the Building an Affordable California Act has qualified to go before voters in November. Legal and environmental experts s...

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