California Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers have agreed to limit California’s important environmental rules through a last-minute budget deal. The decision came on Monday when lawmakers passed a new bill that will change how environmental reviews are done for many building projects.
According to Politico, the new bill, known as AB 131, will remove many projects from needing to follow the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). These projects include wildfire prevention work, water system improvements, parts of the high-speed rail project, and factories that make semiconductors and electric vehicles.
