Prop 45 limits environmental and public review of projects like data centers, pipelines, and industrial warehouses.
Prop 45 limits environmental and public review of projects like data centers, pipelines, and industrial warehouses.
The corporate polluters behind Proposition 45 say it expedites environmental review for "certain projects." But for greedy corporations, "certain projects" means creating a massive loophole that would fast-track polluting projects like data centers, pipelines, and industrial warehouses with less oversight and less input from the public.
“This initiative means more toxic pollution in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live on. We know that leads to higher rates of asthma, greater risk of cancer, and more families living next to industrial projects that were never proven to be safe."
“At a time when our air quality is at grave risk to federal clean air rollbacks ... Proposition 45 would invite even more pollution into California neighborhoods."
“[Prop 45] shifts pollution cleanup costs and healthcare costs from developers onto taxpayers and local governments. It guarantees more risk and more cost, not less.”
Join over 500 organizations and California leaders in opposing Proposition 45.
Press democrat
The Press Democrat recognizes the need to reduce the red tape in development, both at the state and local levels. But Prop. 45 is not the way to do it. The Press Democrat recommends a no vote on Prop. 45.
san francisco chronicle
Some California leaders who have spent years spearheading changes to California’s landmark environmental protection law either haven’t taken a position on or are opposing Proposition 45, which would take even bigger chunks out of the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA.
Capital & Main
Proposition 45 would ease development of a wide range of projects, including some fossil-fuel facilities and possibly AI data centers.
Big Tech companies and California’s largest oil and gas well operator are spending millions to pass a ballot measure that would clear hurdles for industrial projects such as gas pipelines and possibly data centers.
