Celebrating 40 Years of Environmental Protection
In early 2011, PCL and the PCL Foundation launched the CalHeroes website to celebrate the victories achieved by the California Environmental Quality Act. Learn more about the law, read success stories, share your story and support our work.
Community Guide to CEQA & CEQA Workshops
PCLF has updated its publication the Community Guide to CEQA and is offering workshops throughout the state to help local communities effectively participate in the environmental review process. Visit the PCL Foundation website to learn more about our new Guide and upcoming workshops.
CEQA Resources
In an effort to equip Californians with the tools necessary to partake in the process, our sister organization the PCL Foundation has compiled an array of useful information in an online resource section. This is a single resource for all your CEQA needs. From the “CEQA Guidelines and Statutes” to best practice tips on “How to Deliver Your Comments Effectively,” all of it can be found in this section.
Our Report: Everyday Heroes
This comprehensive report by the Planning and Conservation League, the PCL Foundation, and the California League of Conservation Voters showcases the sweeping achievements of our state’s cornerstone thirty-five year law.
CalHeroes – Share Your Story
Citizens across California are taking part in the CEQA process on issues ranging from development and water diversion projects to general plans and community based agreements. The League and Foundation want to highlight the successes of concerned activists like you who have made a difference in the community through the utilization of the CEQA process.
The California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA, requires that the environmental impacts of proposed development projects be rigorously evaluated, and that feasible mitigation measures or alternatives be adopted prior to project approval. This environmental law has directly reduced or avoided substantial adverse environmental harm from hundreds of thousands of public decisions and development projects. At the same time, CEQA empowers local communities, provides valuable information to decision-makers, and promotes democratic participation by ensuring that public agencies make informed decisions—decisions with profound implications for the people of California and the California environment.