Jim Newton, a lecturer in the Communications Studies department, offers a critique of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). According to Newton, in the case of a proposed switching yard at the Port of Los Angeles, CEQA serves as “a woefully blunt instrument that thwarts economic growth and, perversely, can actually harm the environment.”

Source: How good environmental legislation goes wrong L.A. Times, 21 April

Additional coverage about Jim Newton’s take on the CEQA:

UCLA faculty voice: How good environmental legislation goes wrong UCLA Newsroom, 25 April