California's environmental regulations are a mess. Why won't lawmakers fix them?

California 's Environmental Quality Act has been criticized for stifling new housing construction.

Ruben Navarrette : CEQA has created a regulatory nightmare, but it still has defenders.

He says the law's stifling effect on housing construction has grown even on the political Left thanks to the law.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has "acknowledges that allege violations of climate impacts".

We all know CEQA by name and deed, so why won't elected officials do anything about it? This column was first published in The Orange County Register ..