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Measure to overhaul California’s bedrock environmental law fails

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Patteson, C. (2026, November 9). Measure to overhaul California’s bedrock environmental law fails. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/4785140/california-proposition-45-results-2026-elections/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-09 · by Callie Patteson

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California voters have rejected Proposition 45, which aimed to amend the state's Environmental Quality Act to facilitate easier construction of highways, housing, and clean energy projects. The proposition received a no vote from 55.9% of voters, with counting reaching 77% completion by Monday morning according to the AP.
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California voters rejected Proposition 45, which aimed to modify and potentially weaken the state's decades-old environmental rules. The initiative sought to make it easier to construct highways, housing developments, and clean energy projects by altering the Environmental Quality Act. However, with about 77% of the votes counted as of Monday morning, Proposition 45 received only 55.9% support, failing to pass. This outcome upholds existing environmental regulations that prioritize stringent standards for project approvals.

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California voters have rejected an attempt to overhaul and roll back decades-old environmental rules to make it easier to build highways, housing, and clean energy projects.
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2026-11-10 · Washington Examiner
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California voters have rejected an attempt to overhaul and roll back decades-old environmental rules to make it easier to build highways, housing, and clean energy projects. asserted
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Known as Proposition 45, the proposed changes to California’s Environmental Quality Act failed with 55.9% of voters rejecting the measure, with 77% of the votes in as of Monday morning, according to the Associated Press. uncertain
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