Sep 12, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA Legislature Makes Significant Changes to Ease Implementation of Last Year’s AB 98 Warehouse Permitting Legislation

The Legislature is poised to make significant changes to last year’s Assembly Bill 98 warehouse permitting legislation. Last year, the Legislature enacted AB 98 (Carrillo) that imposed design standards, permitting requirements, and location restrictions on an extremely broad universe

Sep 05, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA CEQA Streamlining Strategies Stall in State Senate

On August 29, the California Senate Appropriations Committee held two measures that attempted to provide California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) relief

Jul 25, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA RCRC Requests Support for Effort to Expand CEQA Exemption for Day Care Facilities

On July 25, RCRC submitted a coalition letter urging the Legislature to “fix” a newly-created California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for day care centers and strongly requests elected officials and local organizations to sign on to a follow-up coalition letter by 5:00pm Thursday, August 7^th.

Jul 11, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA Trump Administration Advances NEPA Reform Across Federal Agencies

As part of a coordinated push to streamline environmental permitting, the Departments of the Interior, Energy, and Agriculture each issued revised National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures. These reforms—driven by President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order (E.O. 14154) and the 2023 BUILDER Act —aim to cut red tape, reduce review timelines, and eliminate duplicative regulations that delay infrastructure and energy projects.

Jul 03, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA Legislature Passes New CEQA Bill, Includes Several New Exemptions

On June 30, the Legislature passed, and Governor Newsom signed, Senate Bill 131, which is a budget trailer bill that makes numerous changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

May 16, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA Governor Newsom Seeks to Include RCRC-Sponsored CEQA Measure in Budget Package

On May 14, Governor Newsom unveiled the May Revisions to his proposed budget.  As part of that presentation, he acknowledged and thanked Assembly Member Wicks and Senator Wiener for their efforts to undertake significant California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform in AB 609 (Wicks) and SB 607 (Wiener)

May 02, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA CEQA Wildfire Bills Advance Through Assembly Committee

On April 28, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee heard and passed two bills that provide California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) relief for wildfire prevention projects

Mar 28, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA Bill of the Week: Senate Bill 607 (Wiener) – California Environmental Quality Act

RCRC is co-sponsoring Senate Bill 607 (Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco) with Prosperity California, Housing Action Coalition, and the Bay Area Council. The bill includes several targeted reforms to refocus the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on real environmental issues while preserving

Mar 07, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform Releases Final Report

On March 4, the Assembly Select Committee on Permitting Reform released its final report containing recommendations to reduce red tape and expedite housing, energy, water, and transportation projects. RCRC submitted extensive recommendations in December 2024   

Mar 07, 2025

Advocacy   |   CEQA/NEPA Governor Waives CEQA and Coastal Act for Authorized Fuel Management Projects While Legislators Introduce Multiple Bills Aimed at Long-Lasting Regulatory Relief

On March 1, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a wildfire-related state of emergency to reduce regulatory barriers for wildfire risk reduction and community protection projects