Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority

ELR Citation: 47 ELR 20093
No(s). CV1103605 and CV1103591 (Cal. Jul 27, 2017)

The California Supreme Court held that the state Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was not preempted by federal law. The North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) undertook a project to update and repair railroad tracks that run across the Eel and Russian Rivers and restore freight operation in the areas...