Administrative/Regulatory,
Environmental & Energy
Feb. 23, 2017
The real cost of CEQA abuse
Our environmental laws are being used to perpetuate patterns of ethnic and environmental segregation, all while undermining important environmental goals.
Jennifer L. Hernandez
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP
Email: Jennifer.Hernandez@hklaw.com
Stanford Univ Law School; Stanford CA
California has long been a leader in environmental law and policy, and in more recent years has also more expressly recognized the need to address the disproportionate environmental and health burdens in poor and minority communities. While top environmental justice priorities include enhancing access to grant funding, strengthening enforcement, and improving community outreach, communication and advocacy efforts, the broader question of whether environmental laws contribute to poverty, hi...
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