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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

CEQA Works supporters are committed to protecting CEQA’s core principles, especially transparency. That includes public disclosure of projects, their environmental impacts, and consideration of reasonable alternatives before decisions are made. #CEQAWorks

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) improves infrastructure. #CEQAWorks

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A former chemical manufacturing site in Richmond is a warning sign — and a reason SB 954 can't wait. 📞 Contact your Assemblymember: righttoknow-sb954.org/go/yes @buffywicks.bsky.social

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Watch. Then act. 🎥 Contact your Assemblymember and tell them: Close the toxic pollution loophole. Pass SB 954, and move it to a floor vote now. 👉 Take action: righttoknow-sb954.org/go/yes #SB954 #RightToKnow #CEQA

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Under CEQA, a court ruling invalidated the approval of the pesticide sulfoxaflor after finding regulators failed to properly assess environmental harm. The insecticide has been linked to honey bee die-offs and monarch butterfly impacts. #CEQAWorks

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In Big Bear Lake, a court required the EIR for a housing project in a wildfire hazard area to fully assess evacuation safety. #CEQAWorks

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

CEQA improves housing projects. In Contra Costa County, a housing project was approved without a stable water supply. After a CEQA challenge, the court ruled the project can only move forward if a reliable water source is identified. #CEQAWorks

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

In LA and Kern Counties, oil drilling permits near homes were approved using outdated reviews. After a CEQA challenge by the Center for Biological Diversity, the permits were rescinded. CEQA ensures projects are studied, impacts are disclosed, and harm is prevented before it happens. #CEQAWorks"

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What does CEQA actually do? This fact sheet breaks it down, from how environmental review improves projects to how CEQA supports safer, healthier development in CA.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Want a clear, fact-based breakdown of CEQA? The CEQA Works coffee table book explains how the law works, what it’s achieved, and what the research actually shows. Read it online:

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2025 Report: CEQA for the Future: Protecting Land, People, & ClimateCEQA-for-the-Future

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

CEQA isn’t why housing is unaffordable. Inequality is. CA has already implemented significant CEQA streamlining for housing yet affordability challenges persist. Find out what decades of data prove.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

How close are you to a high-risk chemical site? 14 facilities in CA produced 333,000+ lbs of MMA waste in 2024. Most are located near communities of color. Tell your Assemblymember: vote YES on SB 954. Find yours at findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Senate District 3 residents, let’s protect clean water, reduce exposure to toxic chemicals, & safeguard communities! Ask Senator Christopher Cabaldon to support SB 954 & set strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods. 📞(916)651-4003 📧Senator.Cabaldon@senate.ca.gov 🌐RightToKnow-Cabaldon.org

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

AD11 residents: speak up for SB 954! Restores protections for public health, clean water, & community safety. Urge Assemblymember Lori Wilson to support SB 954 & limit toxic industry near neighborhoods. 📞 (916)3192011 / (707)4387359 📧 assemblymember.wilson@assembly.ca.gov 🌐 RightToKnow-Wilson.org

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

SB 954 restores protections for public health, clean water, and community safety. Assembly District 14 asks Assemblymember Buffy Wicks to support SB 954 and limit toxic industry near neighborhoods. 📞 (916) 319-2014 or (510) 286-1400 📧 assemblymember.wicks@assembly.ca.gov 🌐 RightToKnow-Wicks.org

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

New polling shows strong support for the California Environmental Quality Act across regions & demographics. Californians are clear: protect public health & environmental safeguards. It’s time to support SB 954 & restore strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods! pcl.org/ceqapolladva...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Thank you, Senator Blakespear and Asm Connolly, for your leadership on #SB954, and Senators Allen, Arreguin, Cortese, McGuire, Perez, and Reyes for your support. We look forward to continuing this work together to protect California communities. RightToKnow-Blakespear.org

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

SB 954 restores the most essential public health and environmental safeguards removed by SB 131 last year. Contact your legislator and urge them to support SB 954 and push for strong limits on toxic industry near neighborhoods: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Communities, particularly those that have already borne the heaviest burden of industrial pollution, have a right to know what is being built near them and what it means for their families’ health. #SB954 restores that right. calmatters.org/environment/...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Real abundance means healthy communities, clean air, and safe water. That’s what CEQA helps protect by requiring agencies to study impacts, disclose them to the public, and reduce harm. We need an abundance of public health protections, not fewer safeguards.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Last year, legislators felt forced to vote for SB 131 as part of the state budget package. The law created sweeping exemptions from environmental review for advanced manufacturing projects, including many heavily polluting activities. Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi explains why SB 131 must be fixed.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was enacted in response to environmental harms and inequitable development. Today, it remains a key tool for communities to challenge pollution and industrial impacts. Learn more: ceqaworks.org/ceqa-resourc...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Court ruling protects Matheny Tract, a community long burdened by pollution. “We’re not against development,” said Hugo Trujillo of the Matheny Tract Committee. “We’re against projects that harm our health with traffic, noise, & environmental impacts.” Read more: www.fresnobee.com/news/local/a...

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Tulare can’t sidestep environmental reviews in zoning. ‘Critical win for public health’

‘For too long, communities of color and low-income communities have borne the brunt of pollution,’ said Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, in a statement.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Last year, state legislators rushed SB 131 through the budget process, eliminating environmental review for many industrial projects. Californians deserve transparency around polluting activities, and it’s time to fix this mistake. Full article by Jennifer Ganata: capitolweekly.net/state-legisl...

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State legislators rushed SB 131—the time to fix it is now - Capitol Weekly

OPINION - Under SB 131, projects such as lithium processing plants, plastics and petrochemical facilities, metal forging operations, and other heavy industrial uses can now bypass environmental review...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

A new report from The Housing Workshop finds that CEQA protects Californians from wildfire, advances environmental justice, and reduces public health harms, while showing it is not a major barrier to housing development. www.housingworkshop.com/_files/ugd/a...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

California’s communities deserve better than to be the targets of pollution for the benefit of corporate profits. Call your Senator and Assemblymember and urge them to press Speaker Rivas and Pro Tem Limón to introduce a real fix now. #EnvironmentalJustice #FixSB131

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The new CEQA Works educational flipbook is now online. This quick-read resource explains how CEQA protects communities and public health, addresses climate impacts, and clarifies common misconceptions about housing and infrastructure. ceqaworks.org/ceqa-resourc...

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CEQA Works

CEQA Works is a coalition of more than 100 environmental justice and conservation organizations working to keep CEQA strong for California’s environment and communities.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

As the year wraps up, we want to say thank you. This was a busy year, advocates and organizations across California showed up to defend environmental protections, public health, and community voices. 2026 will be critical. We’re ready to take it on, together.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Welcome to the new CEQA Works partners. @350sacramento.bsky.social Californians for Western Wildernes @envdefensefund.bsky.social Food Access LA @greenlatinos.org @plasticpollutes.bsky.social @riverotterecology.bsky.social @whollyh2o.bsky.social Thanks for helping keep CEQA strong!

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

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.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

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

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

"With SB 131, California is about to cross a line, leaving behind our history of protecting public health for the lure of building faster at any cost." - Ruby Acevedo, Senior Staff Attorney with Communities for a Better Environment www.citywatchla.com/neighborhood...

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State’s Plan to Scrap Environmental Review for Manufacturing is a Cost

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

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...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Toxic industries shouldn’t get a free pass. By exempting “advanced manufacturing” from environmental review, SB 131 puts groundwater and community health at risk, especially in disadvantaged communities already burdened by pollution. mavensnotebook.com/2025/07/25/c...

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COMMENTARY: Legislators must protect communities and groundwater from pollution from advanced manufacturing facilities

By Deja McCauley, Land Use and Health Program Manager, Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles California legislators voted on June 30 to adopt two budget trailer bills, AB 130 and SB 131, th...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

See how CEQA protects health, nature, and communities. This section highlights how it reduces pollution, supports clean energy, protects wildlife, and preserves California’s iconic and cultural sites. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPif...

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CEQA in 2025: An Environmental and Public Health Bill of Rights. Part #4: CEQA Protects Communities

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Learn how CEQA applies to large infrastructure projects like freeways, water, and energy systems. This section shares case studies on how CEQA improves project outcomes and explains the many exemptions already in place for infrastructure.

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CEQA in 2025: An Environmental and Public Health Bill of Rights. Part #3: CEQA and Infrastructure

Learn about how CEQA interacts with large-scale infrastructure, like freeways and water and energy projects. This section of the narrated slide show provides...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Explore the legislative exemptions to CEQA for housing and see case studies showing how CEQA supports better development. This section also covers the real economic drivers behind California’s housing crisis and the low rate of CEQA litigation. youtu.be/90ys11EGf5Q

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CEQA in 2025: An Environmental and Public Health Bill of Rights. Part #2: CEQA and Housing

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Learn why the California Environmental Quality Act was created, how it requires disclosure and mitigation of harmful project impacts, and why public participation is key. This section also breaks down the CEQA approval process in simple terms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA1w...

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CEQA in 2024: An Environmental and Public Health Bill of Rights. Part #1: History & Purpose of CEQA

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Underserved communities face higher rates of cancer, asthma, and other health risks. Grecia Orozco of the Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment explains how #CEQA helps protect public health, especially in California’s low-income communities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEeS...

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#CEQA for Community & Environmental Health | Grecia Orozco

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Gloria Sefton of Friends of Harbors, Beaches, and Parks shared how CEQA empowers communities to have a real voice in land-use decisions. It’s not just policy—it’s public power. Stay informed. Sign up for CEQA action alerts at ceqaworks.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDLo...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Droughts, fires, and floods are now part of life in California. CEQA helps communities push back by holding developers accountable and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Speak up. Stay involved.

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CEQA's Contribution to Reducing Greenhouse Gases

In California, drought, fires, and floods have become the new norm. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) combats extreme weather due to climate ch...

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

When democratic systems fail us, CEQA holds the line and makes sure both nature and people remain protected.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

CEQA is environmental democracy in action. It’s how Californians stay informed, ask questions, and push for better outcomes in their own backyards.

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CEQA Works @ceqaworks.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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.

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