State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Houston, We Have a Problem: California Expresses Grave Concerns About Expedited Commercial Space Launches Evading Environmental Reviews
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the California Coastal Commission, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (collectively, “California”), submitted a comment letter expressing grave concerns about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed rule that would broadly waive 13 U.S. environmental laws for a wide range of commercial space licenses and permits. Specifically, the proposed rule would allow the FAA to avoid complying with critical U.S.