California Just Rolled Back a Landmark Environmental Policy. Here’s What It Means.

The landmark California environmental legislation that lawmakers have voted to revise will allow for crucial infrastructure to take place within the state, some environmental policy experts told ABC News.

On Monday, state lawmakers passed a trailer budget bill that will now exclude certain construction projects from being subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), such as water system upgrades, advanced manufacturing facilities — like EV plants — and wildfire fuel breaks.