California takes on Trump — for the 100th Time
                     CALIFORNIA TAKES ON 
TRUMP — FOR THE 
100TH TIME
INTRODUCTION
 Environmentalists fumed last month when the Trump administration’s Council on 
Environmental Quality announced its final revision of the National Environmental Policy Act.
 NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) was signed into law in 1970 by President 
Richard Nixon and was a bedrock for future environmental protections.
Source: Grist
INDIRECT EFFECTS OF THE 
PROJECTS
 Trump's revised rule frees federal agencies from having to consider the cumulative 
and indirect effects of proposed projects on surrounding areas, such as pipelines, 
airports and highways.
Source: Banks Environmental Data
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 
ASSESSMENTS
 NEPA had helped to protect the health of communities that often suffer 
disproportionately from pollution by requiring these agencies to prepare 
environmental impact assessments and consider alternatives to proposed 
developments and mitigation measures.
Source: Wild Law
LEGAL CHALLENGES
 Environmental advocates promised the new rule will face legal challenges 
after it was disclosed. 
 One lawsuit came when California Attorney General Xavier Becerra 
announced that in less than four years, his office is suing the Trump 
administration for the 100th time.
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NEPA REVISION
 Becerra and Washington Attorney-General Bob Ferguson lead a coalition of 
23 attorneys-general representing states and territories as far west as 
Guam and all the way east to Columbia District. 
 The goal halt the administration from actually implementing the NEPA 
revision.
Source: Grist
ENVIRONMENTAL 
 TPhe OnewL chLallUengTe isI Opart Nof a broader effort to preserve the voice of the 
public in federal decisions which could threaten the environment and public 
health. 
 Becerra said that allowing federal agencies to ignore cumulative impacts is 
particularly disturbing for residents of low-income neighborhoods and 
colour communities who are already plagued by environmental pollution.
Source: Grist
SURROUNDING 
COMMUNITIES
 NEPA has long been used by grassroots environmental advocates as a legal 
tool to combat projects that would add new environmental hazards to their 
neighborhoods. 
 These advocates say Trump's new rule will allow major industrial projects to 
proceed without adequate consideration of existing pollution burdens or 
the disclosure to surrounding communities of new harmful impacts.
Source: Los Angeles Times
WORST AIR QUALITY
 The city and surrounding region are already burdened with some of the 
worst air quality in the nation, as well as dozens of logistics facilities that 
attract a lot of truck traffic and its accompanying emissions.
Source: SFGate
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE 
PROJECT
 In announcing the NEPA revisions in July, the Trump Administration stated 
that its new rule makes approving projects more efficient and effective, and 
will ensure consideration of environmental impacts of major projects and 
activities.
Source: USA Today
AGAINST TRUMP'S 
AOf Dthe M100 IlaNwsuIitSs loTdgeRd aAgaiTnst IthOe TrNump  Administration by Becerra 's 
agency, 51 involved environmental matters. 
 His office has secured 59 legal victories in those 100 cases — including 
outright wins, settlements and, in ongoing cases, injunctions from judges 
who have temporarily stopped Trump's administration from taking action
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