Policy
The CEQA statute, California Public Resources Code ยง 21000 et seq., codifies a statewide policy of environmental protection. According to CEQA, all state and local agencies must give major consideration to environmental protection in regulating public and private activities, and should not approve projects for which there exist feasible and environmentally superior mitigation measures or alternatives.
Read more about this topic: California Environmental Quality Act
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