California’s Environmental Laws Make It Harder to Build Homes, Litigator Says

California’s Environmental Laws Make It Harder to Build Homes, Litigator Says
A new condominium building is being built in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2022. Allison Dinner/Getty Images
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California is in a housing crisis and its environmental laws may be partially to blame, a litigator with the libertarian law firm the Pacific Legal Foundation told EpochTV’s California Insider.

The state has tedious property regulations for building and zoning homes, as well as its California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the firm’s Litigation Director Larry Salzman said, which limit land-use decisions based on potentially harmful environmental factors.

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Jamie is a California-based reporter covering issues in Los Angeles and state policies for The Epoch Times. In her free time, she enjoys reading nonfiction and thrillers, going to the beach, studying Christian theology, and writing poetry. You can always find Jamie writing breaking news with a cup of tea in hand.
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