UC Wins A Battle Over Thinning Trees in Berkeley
- William Fulton
- Jun 12, 2023
- 3 min read
Given recent history, it’s not surprising that the University of California gets sued by Berkeley environmentalists and neighbors no matter what it does. So when UC decided to undertake a plan to reduce wildfire risk on the Berkeley campus, it got sued by not one but two different local groups. They wanted opposite outcomes – one wanted more clearing of non-native trees and the other less – but they both challenged the university’s environmental impact report on similar grounds.