Fast Lane Transportation, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles

A California Superior Court ruled that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for the Southern California International Gateway Project—“a near-dock intermodal rail yard to handle containerized cargo moving through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach”—had not adequately considered greenhouse gas impacts. In its 200-page opinion, the court also found numerous other shortcomings in the CEQA review. With respect to greenhouse gas impacts, the court said the environmental impact report (EIR) had failed to consider impacts with respect to continued operations at an existing rail yard. In addition, the court said the EIR did not support its assertion that the project was consistent with emissions reductions called for in key legislation, regulations, plans, and policies.