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Recent ceqa coverage from Shasta County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The California Energy Commission approved the final 2025 IEPR at its July 8 business meeting and backed the action with a CEQA finding that adoption is not a project.
Backup materials for the July 8 business meeting show the commission poised to approve the final Integrated Energy Policy Report after workshops, webinars, a draft report and a proposed final version.
The board is weighing a narrow cleanup amendment that would extend a missed fee deadline and make a 2023 zoning approval operative.
The June 29 hearing on SB 1370 centered on how far California should go to speed wildfire fuel-reduction work while preserving environmental review, public notice and pesticide limits.
The 5-0 vote sends the advanced-manufacturing exemption overhaul to Appropriations after supporters and opponents clashed over labor and environmental conditions.
The June 22 decision backs a multi-year EPIC demonstration that aims to replace much of ordinary Portland cement with lower-carbon materials at an existing San Leandro facility.
Lawmakers and stakeholders split over whether the bill would fix SB 131’s manufacturing exemption or narrow it so much that projects lose certainty.
Supporters say the bill would narrow an overly broad exemption with added guardrails, while business groups warn it could make the incentive unusable.
AB 2231 moved out of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and to Appropriations, with supporters saying the measure would help speed two Bay Area hospital projects while preserving care access and seismic compliance timelines.
