Environmentalists Peeved At House Speaker's 'Unusual' Procedural Move

Katherine Poythress/Civil Beat

House Speaker Calvin Say is raising the ire of environmental activists by sidestepping normal legislative procedures on a bill they think would weaken environmental protection in the state.

The measure could exempt many state and county projects from environmental reviews, something Say has been saying is needed to boost economic development and create jobs.

But Robert Harris, executive director of the Sierra Club, called Say's maneuvering unusual and a “backdoor way” of circumventing the legislative process. Harris has been trying to block the bill since it was first brought up.

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