CCEC has initiated environmental enforcement action against Placer County for actions connected with approval of a sprawling second-home development on 662 acres of forest near Kings Beach at iconic Lake Tahoe. The proceeding addresses the county’s–

Failure to recognize large traffic impacts on the North Shore
Failure to report effects of widening highway 267
Failure to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
Failure to consider tree mortality epidemic in the Sierras
Failure to fund cycling paths as sustainable transportation
Failure to consider clustering of homes as an alternative to sprawl
Failure to recognize that second homes don’t reduce energy consumption.
Petition for Writ of Mandate can be found here.