Lawmakers accidentally blew a hole in the state’s planning law. Now, they’re trying to fix it California exempted advanced manufacturing from CEQA review by mistake. Now environmental and industry groups are fighting over the fix.

#SB954 restores the most essential public health and environmental safeguards removed by #SB131 last year, ensuring stronger protections for #California communities and workers with polluting projects proposed near homes and schools.

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Senator Blakespear Introduces Legislation to Balance CEQA Reforms with Needed Environmental and Worker Protections - Leadership Counsel for Justice & Accountability SB 954 ensures that when new industrial facilities are built, that the environment, workers and the communities living next door are protected as they should be.

#SB954 is an essential step toward restoring safeguards for public health, worker safety, and the environment removed by #SB131 last year. We look forward to continuing this work together to protect California communities.

Opinion | Small California communities deserve protection from big polluting manufacturers Lawmakers passed exemptions for advanced manufacturing in CEQA, the state’s main environmental law. Now they should plug some of those holes.

Many #California legislators failed environmental justice communities with the passage of #SB131. We thank those who have stood with these communities who rely on #CEQA for protections from deadly pollution.

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Opinion | Small California communities deserve protection from big polluting manufacturers Lawmakers passed exemptions for advanced manufacturing in CEQA, the state’s main environmental law. Now they should plug some of those holes.

Excellent case study on why gutting the California Environmental Quality Act harms some communities more than others.
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@calmatters.org's piece explains why #SB131 needs to be fixed.
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Environmental justice advocates and conservation groups are converging on #Sacramento today to demand legislative action to fix SB 131's rollback of #CEQA protections. #SB131

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#SB131 creates a harmful, broad CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing projects. The definition is incredibly broad and covers some of the most harmful projects in the #California, expediting more polluting industries in environmental justice communities. We need our electeds to act now!

Clean up #SB131!!

Californians need real environmental protections, not shortcuts.

Demand state leaders remove the exemption for advanced manufacturing facilities from #SB131.

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#SB131 puts #California communities at risk.
State leaders said they would fix its flaws.

Now is the time to act before session ends!
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#SB131 would allow toxic projects to bypass #CEQA.

Hold state leaders to their commitments to fix this bill!

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📞 Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire (916) 651 4002
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#SB131 puts #California’s communities at risk.

State leaders said they would fix this. Now is the time to act before session ends!

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📞 Senate President Mike McGuire (916) 651 4002
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On the left, text on a white background reads: "Thank you for fighting alongside environmental justice communities to push back on SB 131! Your leadership gives us hope and shows us that environmental justice has champions in the Capitol. We’ll keep building power with you until frontline communities have the protections we all deserve." The logo of CEJA Action is beneath the text. On the right, a photo of environmental justice organizers with their fists raised in front of a colorful mural.

Thank you to the legislators who fought alongside #environmentaljustice communities to push back on #SB131, a bill that strips away vital protections from frontline communities and allows unchecked industrial development.

We see your leadership and we hope to work with you on meaningful changes!

🚨 URGENT: Call NOW to stop #AB130 #SB130 #AB131 and #SB131 🚨
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