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California Takes Steps to Ease Landmark Law Protecting Environment
2013-09-11 02:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A landmark law that has been a symbol of California's tough environmental philosophy for more than 40 years is facing an unlikely challenge from Democrats, including Gov. Jerry Brown, who contend that regulations protecting the environment have been abused and are thwarting legitimate development. With the Legislature moving toward adjournment this week, prospects of weakening the law, known as the California Environmental Quality Act, seem stronger than in recent memory, lawmakers said. Mr. Brown...
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