The development was 'a threat to everything we love about Tahoe.'
This week’s ruling also reinforces a new precedent that’s emerging to hold more developers accountable for their impacts on Lake Tahoe by closing a long-standing loophole that lets projects located just outside of the basin skirt Tahoe’s stricter environmental regulations.
proposed at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, the California Third District Court of Appeals sent a strong message to developers throughout the greater Tahoe-Truckee region: If they want to build near Tahoe, they need to account for their impacts on Tahoe’s environment.
Traffic and car pollution are already a huge problem in Tahoe, and adding cars will only exacerbate the issue, said Darcie Goodman Collins, CEO of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, a nonprofit that’s fought for more than 60 years to protect Tahoe’s environment. The league is famous for its slogan: “Keep Tahoe Blue.” Road degradation and stormwater pollution from roadways are among the leading causes of clarity loss in Lake Tahoe.
“It’s a big win for the lake,” Collins said. “Ultimately, [the court’s decision] means that any development project proposed — whether it be inside the basin or outside of the basin — has to consider and attempt to address any impacts to the lake.”
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