CEQA Works
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A coalition of more than 200 organizations working to keep the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) strong for California’s environment and communities.
Though we’re disappointed to not see urgently needed cleanup this year, we’re grateful to the leaders who fought to #FixSB131 at the end of this legislative session. You are true champions for environmental justice. Let's get this across the finish line in 2026.
September 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Though we’re disappointed to not see urgently needed cleanup this year, we’re grateful to the leaders who fought to #FixSB131 at the end of this legislative session. You are true champions for environmental justice. Let's get this across the finish line in 2026.
Less than 24 hours to #FixSB131 🚨
📞 Call or email Senate pro Tem McGuire + Speaker Rivas directly:
Speaker Robert Rivas: (916) 319-2029
Senate President Mike McGuire: (916) 651-4002
📞 Call or email Senate pro Tem McGuire + Speaker Rivas directly:
Speaker Robert Rivas: (916) 319-2029
Senate President Mike McGuire: (916) 651-4002
September 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Less than 24 hours to #FixSB131 🚨
📞 Call or email Senate pro Tem McGuire + Speaker Rivas directly:
Speaker Robert Rivas: (916) 319-2029
Senate President Mike McGuire: (916) 651-4002
📞 Call or email Senate pro Tem McGuire + Speaker Rivas directly:
Speaker Robert Rivas: (916) 319-2029
Senate President Mike McGuire: (916) 651-4002
SB 131 exempts highly polluting industries from environmental review and mitigation. It will have a devastating impact if the bill is not immediately fixed.
Contact state leaders Sen. McGuire and Assembly Speaker Rivas now to demand they #FixSB131 and protect our communities from toxic pollution.
Contact state leaders Sen. McGuire and Assembly Speaker Rivas now to demand they #FixSB131 and protect our communities from toxic pollution.
September 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
SB 131 exempts highly polluting industries from environmental review and mitigation. It will have a devastating impact if the bill is not immediately fixed.
Contact state leaders Sen. McGuire and Assembly Speaker Rivas now to demand they #FixSB131 and protect our communities from toxic pollution.
Contact state leaders Sen. McGuire and Assembly Speaker Rivas now to demand they #FixSB131 and protect our communities from toxic pollution.
On June 30, the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed SB 131 – a sweeping CEQA rollback that threatens wildlife, biodiversity, and community health.
Lawmakers vowed to fix SB 131 before the end of the legislative session, but their time to do so is running out.
Lawmakers vowed to fix SB 131 before the end of the legislative session, but their time to do so is running out.
August 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
On June 30, the Legislature passed, and the Governor signed SB 131 – a sweeping CEQA rollback that threatens wildlife, biodiversity, and community health.
Lawmakers vowed to fix SB 131 before the end of the legislative session, but their time to do so is running out.
Lawmakers vowed to fix SB 131 before the end of the legislative session, but their time to do so is running out.
200+ groups are calling on legislators to fix SB 131.
This bill’s CEQA exemption for “advanced manufacturing” could greenlight toxic projects near homes and schools without environmental review. It also leaves endangered species habitats unprotected.
Learn more:
drive.google.com/file/d/1VicO...
This bill’s CEQA exemption for “advanced manufacturing” could greenlight toxic projects near homes and schools without environmental review. It also leaves endangered species habitats unprotected.
Learn more:
drive.google.com/file/d/1VicO...
August 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
200+ groups are calling on legislators to fix SB 131.
This bill’s CEQA exemption for “advanced manufacturing” could greenlight toxic projects near homes and schools without environmental review. It also leaves endangered species habitats unprotected.
Learn more:
drive.google.com/file/d/1VicO...
This bill’s CEQA exemption for “advanced manufacturing” could greenlight toxic projects near homes and schools without environmental review. It also leaves endangered species habitats unprotected.
Learn more:
drive.google.com/file/d/1VicO...
Toxic industries shouldn’t get a free pass. SB 131’s exemption for “advanced manufacturing” threatens groundwater & public health, especially in communities already burdened by pollution. Lawmakers must fix this. Read more from Deja McCauley via Maven’s Notebook.
mavensnotebook.com/2025/07/25/c...
mavensnotebook.com/2025/07/25/c...
August 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Toxic industries shouldn’t get a free pass. SB 131’s exemption for “advanced manufacturing” threatens groundwater & public health, especially in communities already burdened by pollution. Lawmakers must fix this. Read more from Deja McCauley via Maven’s Notebook.
mavensnotebook.com/2025/07/25/c...
mavensnotebook.com/2025/07/25/c...
When democratic systems fail us, CEQA holds the line and makes sure both nature and people remain protected.
June 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When democratic systems fail us, CEQA holds the line and makes sure both nature and people remain protected.
CEQA is environmental democracy in action.
It’s how Californians stay informed, ask questions, and push for better outcomes in their own backyards.
It’s how Californians stay informed, ask questions, and push for better outcomes in their own backyards.
May 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
CEQA is environmental democracy in action.
It’s how Californians stay informed, ask questions, and push for better outcomes in their own backyards.
It’s how Californians stay informed, ask questions, and push for better outcomes in their own backyards.
CEQA has always empowered low-income and BIPOC communities to fight environmental injustice.
CEQA gives Californians a voice when federal agencies won’t. Let’s keep CEQA strong.
CEQA gives Californians a voice when federal agencies won’t. Let’s keep CEQA strong.
May 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
CEQA has always empowered low-income and BIPOC communities to fight environmental injustice.
CEQA gives Californians a voice when federal agencies won’t. Let’s keep CEQA strong.
CEQA gives Californians a voice when federal agencies won’t. Let’s keep CEQA strong.
Thank you, Pro Tem McGuire and Chair Caballero, for bringing SB 607 back to the drawing board.
In a time of federal rollbacks, California must uphold strong environmental protections. Progress shouldn't come at the cost of our communities or ecosystems. We appreciate your leadership.
In a time of federal rollbacks, California must uphold strong environmental protections. Progress shouldn't come at the cost of our communities or ecosystems. We appreciate your leadership.
May 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Thank you, Pro Tem McGuire and Chair Caballero, for bringing SB 607 back to the drawing board.
In a time of federal rollbacks, California must uphold strong environmental protections. Progress shouldn't come at the cost of our communities or ecosystems. We appreciate your leadership.
In a time of federal rollbacks, California must uphold strong environmental protections. Progress shouldn't come at the cost of our communities or ecosystems. We appreciate your leadership.
Newhall Ranch was set to be a massive high-emission sprawl development, but CEQA was leveraged to encourage the developer to achieve “Net Zero Emissions” for the project. When CEQA is enforced, we all win.
May 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Newhall Ranch was set to be a massive high-emission sprawl development, but CEQA was leveraged to encourage the developer to achieve “Net Zero Emissions” for the project. When CEQA is enforced, we all win.
In Lake County, a judge blocked a 16,000-acre luxury resort for failing to address wildfire danger.
California’s fire risk is growing and CEQA ensures developments don’t take shortcuts when it comes to public safety.
California’s fire risk is growing and CEQA ensures developments don’t take shortcuts when it comes to public safety.
May 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In Lake County, a judge blocked a 16,000-acre luxury resort for failing to address wildfire danger.
California’s fire risk is growing and CEQA ensures developments don’t take shortcuts when it comes to public safety.
California’s fire risk is growing and CEQA ensures developments don’t take shortcuts when it comes to public safety.
Trump’s rollbacks have gutted NEPA. Now, CEQA is California’s last line of defense.
It gives the public power to review & challenge projects that threaten our air, water, wildlife, and communities. Let’s keep CEQA strong.
It gives the public power to review & challenge projects that threaten our air, water, wildlife, and communities. Let’s keep CEQA strong.
May 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Trump’s rollbacks have gutted NEPA. Now, CEQA is California’s last line of defense.
It gives the public power to review & challenge projects that threaten our air, water, wildlife, and communities. Let’s keep CEQA strong.
It gives the public power to review & challenge projects that threaten our air, water, wildlife, and communities. Let’s keep CEQA strong.
CEQA is California’s last line of defense against the federal rollback of climate and environmental safeguards. If the federal government won’t protect our environment, we will.
May 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CEQA is California’s last line of defense against the federal rollback of climate and environmental safeguards. If the federal government won’t protect our environment, we will.
As federal environmental protections are rolled back and agencies are led by fossil fuel allies, CEQA becomes California’s frontline defense against unchecked industrial exploitation.
May 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As federal environmental protections are rolled back and agencies are led by fossil fuel allies, CEQA becomes California’s frontline defense against unchecked industrial exploitation.
The “Unleashing American Energy” order tells agencies to prioritize “efficiency” over the environment. But what does this really mean for our environment and public health?
May 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The “Unleashing American Energy” order tells agencies to prioritize “efficiency” over the environment. But what does this really mean for our environment and public health?
Nearly 1M Californians rely on water systems that fail to meet safety standards. CEQA is one of the last tools we have to protect clean water in California, especially as Trump guts federal protections.
Let’s keep CEQA strong to secure clean, reliable water for everyone.
Let’s keep CEQA strong to secure clean, reliable water for everyone.
May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Nearly 1M Californians rely on water systems that fail to meet safety standards. CEQA is one of the last tools we have to protect clean water in California, especially as Trump guts federal protections.
Let’s keep CEQA strong to secure clean, reliable water for everyone.
Let’s keep CEQA strong to secure clean, reliable water for everyone.
Over 130 organizations oppose SB 607 because it weakens CEQA’s core protections and guts the public’s right to environmental review. Let’s reject SB 607 now.
May 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Over 130 organizations oppose SB 607 because it weakens CEQA’s core protections and guts the public’s right to environmental review. Let’s reject SB 607 now.
SB 607 weakens CEQA for all projects, not just housing. It replaces 50+ years of environmental law with a framework that benefits developers, not communities. Join the fight to stop it.
May 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
SB 607 weakens CEQA for all projects, not just housing. It replaces 50+ years of environmental law with a framework that benefits developers, not communities. Join the fight to stop it.
SB 607 seeks to gut the heart of CEQA, the Environmental Impact Report. It’s the very tool that alerts us to irreversible harm. With federal laws under attack, CA lawmakers must keep CEQA strong.
April 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SB 607 seeks to gut the heart of CEQA, the Environmental Impact Report. It’s the very tool that alerts us to irreversible harm. With federal laws under attack, CA lawmakers must keep CEQA strong.
California’s climate future is on the line. SB 607 guts our strongest climate protection tool. Now is the time to strengthen CEQA, not weaken it.
Tell Sen. Blakespear & McGuire! Letter template here:
✉️ senator.blakespear@senate.ca.gov
✉️ senator.mcguire@senate.ca.gov
Tell Sen. Blakespear & McGuire! Letter template here:
✉️ senator.blakespear@senate.ca.gov
✉️ senator.mcguire@senate.ca.gov
April 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
California’s climate future is on the line. SB 607 guts our strongest climate protection tool. Now is the time to strengthen CEQA, not weaken it.
Tell Sen. Blakespear & McGuire! Letter template here:
✉️ senator.blakespear@senate.ca.gov
✉️ senator.mcguire@senate.ca.gov
Tell Sen. Blakespear & McGuire! Letter template here:
✉️ senator.blakespear@senate.ca.gov
✉️ senator.mcguire@senate.ca.gov
Action alert: urge your Senators to VOTE NO ON #SB607, which would help developers fast-track projects without community oversight or common-sense safety checks like EIRs.
Our communities aren’t toxic dumping grounds. And CA has an actual housing crisis that needs REAL solutions.
Call script below
Our communities aren’t toxic dumping grounds. And CA has an actual housing crisis that needs REAL solutions.
Call script below
April 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Action alert: urge your Senators to VOTE NO ON #SB607, which would help developers fast-track projects without community oversight or common-sense safety checks like EIRs.
Our communities aren’t toxic dumping grounds. And CA has an actual housing crisis that needs REAL solutions.
Call script below
Our communities aren’t toxic dumping grounds. And CA has an actual housing crisis that needs REAL solutions.
Call script below
We’re honored to have 17 new organizations joining CEQA Works!
With over 200 supporters, our coalition is committed to protecting California’s landmark environmental law and ensuring transparency, mitigation and public participation.
With over 200 supporters, our coalition is committed to protecting California’s landmark environmental law and ensuring transparency, mitigation and public participation.
January 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We’re honored to have 17 new organizations joining CEQA Works!
With over 200 supporters, our coalition is committed to protecting California’s landmark environmental law and ensuring transparency, mitigation and public participation.
With over 200 supporters, our coalition is committed to protecting California’s landmark environmental law and ensuring transparency, mitigation and public participation.
Environmental justice ensures everyone has the right to a clean, healthy environment.
Jennifer Ganata from Communities for a Better Environment explains how past planning harms persist and how #CEQA empowers communities.
Jennifer Ganata from Communities for a Better Environment explains how past planning harms persist and how #CEQA empowers communities.
January 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Environmental justice ensures everyone has the right to a clean, healthy environment.
Jennifer Ganata from Communities for a Better Environment explains how past planning harms persist and how #CEQA empowers communities.
Jennifer Ganata from Communities for a Better Environment explains how past planning harms persist and how #CEQA empowers communities.
Statistics reveal that disadvantaged communities face higher rates of cancer, asthma, and other health risks.
Grecia Orozco from the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment explains how #CEQA gives communities a voice in their neighborhoods.
Grecia Orozco from the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment explains how #CEQA gives communities a voice in their neighborhoods.
January 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Statistics reveal that disadvantaged communities face higher rates of cancer, asthma, and other health risks.
Grecia Orozco from the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment explains how #CEQA gives communities a voice in their neighborhoods.
Grecia Orozco from the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment explains how #CEQA gives communities a voice in their neighborhoods.