In another Dollar General case, appellate court also says historic review is not a substitute for CEQA.

The Fourth District rules that San Diego County created a significance threshold for GHG emissions -- even though the threshold was supposedly a recommended method never adopted by the county.

With 4-4 ties looming, court will have to decide whether to rehear cases.

It's a policy document that accommodates growth rather than inducing it, appellate court says.

Appellate Court gives green light to complete half-built project after rejecting plaintiff's CEQA arguments.

Referendum that repeals zoning ordinance cannot be knocked off the ballot of a city has the ability to quickly reconcile the inconsistency.

Appellate court says negotiation with local government is an essential part of the process.

Objections to townhome project were not just opinion, appellate court rules -- thus opening the way for an environmental impact report.

In a blow to enviromentalists, appellate court says groundwater supply issues must be dealt with under state groundwater act, not well permits designed to deal with water quality.

Berkeley Hillside rule doesn't apply to nuke plant's lease extension.

But Broad Beach contract with Moorpark on sand-hauling routes is not subject to CEQA.

Santa Rosa neighbors lose case after appellate court rejects their "nonexpert" analysis.