Moira O’Neill

senior research fellow at the Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment

Moira O’Neill on KCRW

A 1970 law that was supposed to help protect California’s ecosystem can stifle new housing developments. Is it time to revamp CEQA or get rid of it?

CEQA is meant to protect environment from development. Is it leading to lack of housing?

A 1970 law that was supposed to help protect California’s ecosystem can stifle new housing developments. Is it time to revamp CEQA or get rid of it?

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