Cal Supremes Expand CEQA By Changing Standard On Class 1 Exemption
- William Fulton
- 22 hours ago
- 4 min read
In a ruling that could significantly broaden the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Supreme Court has ruled that the decision to award a Class 1 categorical exemption to a project– the exemption permitted for “minor alterations” -- turns not on the risk of environmental harm but on the “nature or degree of a structure of facility’s use.”