Why Reforming California’s Bedrock Environmental Law Is Good for the Environment

Why reforming California’s bedrock environmental law is good for the environment

California's signature environmental law has been used to block housing at the expense of the environment and climate it was designed to protect. It needs a reform that can retain its benefits and deal with its downsides.

Why reforming California's bedrock environmental law is good for the environment

Guest Commentary written by Nick Yost Nick Yost created and formerly led the environmental section of the California Department of Justice. As general counsel of the Council on Environmental Quality under the Carter administration, he was lead draftsperson of National Environmental Policy Act regulations. Daniel Yost Daniel Yost is an attorney and the former mayor of Woodside. He was a founding board member of Peninsula Clean Energy. In 1947, …