CEQA Works supporters are committed to protecting CEQA’s core principles, especially transparency. That includes public disclosure of projects, their environmental impacts, and consideration of reasonable alternatives before decisions are made. #CEQAWorks

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) improves infrastructure. #CEQAWorks

A former chemical manufacturing site in Richmond is a warning sign — and a reason SB 954 can't wait. 📞 Contact your Assemblymember: righttoknow-sb954.org/go/yes @buffywicks.bsky.social

Watch. Then act. 🎥 Contact your Assemblymember and tell them: Close the toxic pollution loophole. Pass SB 954, and move it to a floor vote now. 👉 Take action: righttoknow-sb954.org/go/yes #SB954 #RightToKnow #CEQA

Under CEQA, a court ruling invalidated the approval of the pesticide sulfoxaflor after finding regulators failed to properly assess environmental harm. The insecticide has been linked to honey bee die-offs and monarch butterfly impacts. #CEQAWorks

In Big Bear Lake, a court required the EIR for a housing project in a wildfire hazard area to fully assess evacuation safety. #CEQAWorks

CEQA improves housing projects. In Contra Costa County, a housing project was approved without a stable water supply. After a CEQA challenge, the court ruled the project can only move forward if a reliable water source is identified. #CEQAWorks

In LA and Kern Counties, oil drilling permits near homes were approved using outdated reviews. After a CEQA challenge by the Center for Biological Diversity, the permits were rescinded. CEQA ensures projects are studied, impacts are disclosed, and harm is prevented before it happens. #CEQAWorks"

What does CEQA actually do? This fact sheet breaks it down, from how environmental review improves projects to how CEQA supports safer, healthier development in CA.

Want a clear, fact-based breakdown of CEQA? The CEQA Works coffee table book explains how the law works, what it’s achieved, and what the research actually shows. Read it online:

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2025 Report: CEQA for the Future: Protecting Land, People, & ClimateCEQA-for-the-Future

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CEQA isn’t why housing is unaffordable. Inequality is. CA has already implemented significant CEQA streamlining for housing yet affordability challenges persist. Find out what decades of data prove.

How close are you to a high-risk chemical site? 14 facilities in CA produced 333,000+ lbs of MMA waste in 2024. Most are located near communities of color. Tell your Assemblymember: vote YES on SB 954. Find yours at findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov

A new article in the Davis Vanguard explores how the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemptions for industry pass along costs to the public. Read more here: davisvanguard.org/2026/06/cali...

Utah’s gargantuan Stratos development is the latest battleground in the AI-driven fight for water, energy, and our environmental future. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How the insatiable thirst of datacenters is leaving communities across the US high and dry

In this week’s newsletter: Utah’s gargantuan Stratos development is the latest battleground in the AI-driven fight for water, energy, and our environmental future

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Senate District 3 residents, let’s protect clean water, reduce exposure to toxic chemicals, & safeguard communities! Ask Senator Christopher Cabaldon to support SB 954 & set strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods. 📞(916)651-4003 📧Senator.Cabaldon@senate.ca.gov 🌐RightToKnow-Cabaldon.org

AD11 residents: speak up for SB 954! Restores protections for public health, clean water, & community safety. Urge Assemblymember Lori Wilson to support SB 954 & limit toxic industry near neighborhoods. 📞 (916)3192011 / (707)4387359 📧 assemblymember.wilson@assembly.ca.gov 🌐 RightToKnow-Wilson.org

SB 954 restores protections for public health, clean water, and community safety. Assembly District 14 asks Assemblymember Buffy Wicks to support SB 954 and limit toxic industry near neighborhoods. 📞 (916) 319-2014 or (510) 286-1400 📧 assemblymember.wicks@assembly.ca.gov 🌐 RightToKnow-Wicks.org

New polling shows strong support for the California Environmental Quality Act across regions & demographics. Californians are clear: protect public health & environmental safeguards. It’s time to support SB 954 & restore strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods! pcl.org/ceqapolladva...

Thank you, Senator Blakespear and Asm Connolly, for your leadership on #SB954, and Senators Allen, Arreguin, Cortese, McGuire, Perez, and Reyes for your support. We look forward to continuing this work together to protect California communities. RightToKnow-Blakespear.org

SB 954 restores the most essential public health and environmental safeguards removed by SB 131 last year. Contact your legislator and urge them to support SB 954 and push for strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov

Communities, particularly those that have already borne the heaviest burden of industrial pollution, have a right to know what is being built near them and what it means for their families’ health. #SB954 restores that right. calmatters.org/environment/...

Real abundance means healthy communities, clean air, and safe water. That’s what CEQA helps protect by requiring agencies to study impacts, disclose them to the public, and reduce harm. We need an abundance of public health protections, not fewer safeguards.

Last year, legislators felt forced to vote for SB 131 as part of the state budget package. The law created sweeping exemptions from environmental review for advanced manufacturing projects, including many heavily polluting activities. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi explains why SB 131 must be fixed.

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was enacted in response to environmental harms and inequitable development. Today, it remains a key tool for communities to challenge pollution and industrial impacts. Learn more: ceqaworks.org/ceqa-resourc...

Court ruling protects Matheny Tract, a community long burdened by pollution. “We’re not against development,” said Hugo Trujillo of the Matheny Tract Committee. “We’re against projects that harm our health with traffic, noise, & environmental impacts.” Read more: www.fresnobee.com/news/local/a...

Tulare can’t sidestep environmental reviews in zoning. ‘Critical win for public health’

‘For too long, communities of color and low-income communities have borne the brunt of pollution,’ said Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, in a statement.

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Last year, state legislators rushed SB 131 through the budget process, eliminating environmental review for many industrial projects. Californians deserve transparency around polluting activities, and it’s time to fix this mistake. Full article by Jennifer Ganata: capitolweekly.net/state-legisl...

State legislators rushed SB 131—the time to fix it is now - Capitol Weekly

OPINION - Under SB 131, projects such as lithium processing plants, plastics and petrochemical facilities, metal forging operations, and other heavy industrial uses can now bypass environmental review...

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A new report from The Housing Workshop finds that CEQA protects Californians from wildfire, advances environmental justice, and reduces public health harms, while showing it is not a major barrier to housing development. www.housingworkshop.com/_files/ugd/a...

California’s communities deserve better than to be the targets of pollution for the benefit of corporate profits. Call your Senator and Assemblymember and urge them to press Speaker Rivas and Pro Tem Limón to introduce a real fix now. #EnvironmentalJustice #FixSB131

The new CEQA Works educational flipbook is now online. This quick-read resource explains how CEQA protects communities and public health, addresses climate impacts, and clarifies common misconceptions about housing and infrastructure.  ceqaworks.org/ceqa-resourc...

CEQA Works

CEQA Works is a coalition of more than 100 environmental justice and conservation organizations working to keep CEQA strong for California’s environment and communities.

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As the year wraps up, we want to say thank you.   This was a busy year, advocates and organizations across California showed up to defend environmental protections, public health, and community voices.   2026 will be critical. We’re ready to take it on, together.