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Environmental & Energy

Feb. 7, 2023

Environmentalists says Butte County project violates CEQA

Attorneys for the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and AquAlliance highlighted the fire risks they said are associated with the Valley’s Edge development, a 1,448-acre housing project next to Chico. The organizations argue that the environmental impact report fails to adequately plan for fire evacuation.

Environmentalists says Butte County project violates CEQA
Burned trees along a ridge line of the West Branch of the Feather River Canyon, a reminder of the devastating Camp Fire, near Paradise on Oct. 21, 2021. New York Times News Service

Three environmental groups sued the city of Chico in Butte County Superior Court claiming multiple violations of the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, amid growing calls for change to the legislation from politicians and interested organizations.

In a news release attorneys for the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and AquAlliance highlighted the fire risks they said are associated with the Valley’s Edge developmen...

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