What are the consequences of a deficient Environmental Impact Review?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from San Francisco Baykeeper, Inc. v. Cal. State Lands Comm'n, 194 Cal.Rptr.3d 880, 242 Cal.App.4th 202 (Cal. App. 2015):

to a deficient EIR. The EIR is the heart of CEQA and the integrity of the process is dependent on the adequacy of the EIR. [Citations.] [Citation.] The purpose of an [EIR] is to provide public agencies and the public in general with detailed information about the effect which a proposed project is likely to have on the environment; to list ways in which the significant effects of such a project might be minimized; and to indicate alternatives to such a project. ( 21061.) (Citizens for a Sustainable Treasure Island v. City and County of San Francisco(2014) 227 Cal.App.4th 1036, 1045, 174 Cal.Rptr.3d 363(Treasure Island).)

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