Rodeo Citizens Assn. v. County of Contra Costa CA1
The County of Contra Costa (the county) certified an environmental impact report (EIR) and approved a land use permit for a “Propane Recovery Project” at an oil refinery owned and operated by Phillips 66 Company (Phillips) in Rodeo, California. In response to consolidated petitions filed by Rodeo Citizens Association (Citizens) and others, the trial court issued a peremptory writ of mandate requiring the county to set aside the certification of the EIR and approval of the land use permit and to correct specified inadequacies in the EIR in the analysis of air quality issues.
On appeal, Citizens contends the trial court erred in rejecting its additional arguments that the project description and the analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental hazards fail to comply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.). We find no error in the trial court’s conclusions and shall affirm the peremptory writ as
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