New Scoping Plan Will Tighten Screws On VMT

 By: William Fulton on Dec 30, 2022
CEQA, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, VMT

State's 2045 goals could also upend CEQA practice and do away with thresholds. >>read more
 

Enviros Stop Martis Valley Project

 By: William Fulton on Mar 6, 2022
CEQA, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Martis Valley, Placer County

Appellate ruling may make it more difficult for CEQA practitioners to reconcile GHG analysis with state targets. >>read more
 

When Does Guidance Become A Threshold?

 By: William Fulton on Oct 23, 2018
CEQA, Climate Action Plans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, San Diego County

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. >>read more
 

Some Tidbits From Cal APA

 By: William Fulton on Oct 24, 2016
Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Medical Marijuana, Pasadena, SB 743

The annual state planners' conference -- being held right now in Pasadena -- appears to be bigger than ever. >>read more
 

After Brown Signs New Law, State Floats GHG Reduction Ideas

 By: William Fulton on Sep 17, 2016
Greenhouse gas emissions, Sustainable communities strategies

Papers on "Vibrant Communities" & VMT reduction hint at state policy direction. >>read more
 

CP&DR News Briefs, May 4, 2015: Brown Sets 2030 Greenhouse Gas Targets; OPR Releases Draft VMT Guidelines; Caltrans Management Plan, and More

 By: Matthew Hose on May 3, 2015
Caltrans, Coachella, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hollywood, In Brief, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles River, San Diego, SB 375, Vol. 30 No. 5 May 2015, Walkscore

Gov. Jerry Brown issued an executive order to establish a California greenhouse gas reduction target of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 - the most aggressive benchmark enacted by any government in North America to reduce dangerous carbon emissions over the next decade and a half. >>read more