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Highland Springs Conference and Training Center v. City of Banning

Date
2006
Geography
California
Part of
Highland Springs Conference and Training Center v. City of Banning

About this case

Filing year
2006
Status
Ruling issued.
Geography
Docket number
RIC 460950
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Cal. Super. Ct.
Case category
State Law Claims → State Impact Assessment Laws
Principal law
United States → California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
At issue
Challenge to decision by city to approve proposed housing project for inadequate analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts in environmental review.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
01/29/2008
Decision
Ruling issued.
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A California Superior Court said that the Banning City Council had not complied with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in its approval of the Black Bench project, a large residential development. The court rejected, however, the argument that the CEQA review should have considered global warming. The court concluded that no law required the City Council to consider global warming at the time it approved the project.
09/14/2007
Opposition
Opposition filed by respondents and real part in interest to petitioners' combined opening brief.
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07/03/2007
Brief
Combined opening brief filed by petitioners.
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Summary

Challenge to decision by city to approve proposed housing project for inadequate analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts in environmental review.