California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from San Joaquin Raptor/Wildlife Rescue Center v. County of Stanislaus, 27 Cal.App.4th 713, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 704 (Cal. App. 1994):
A major function of an EIR "is to ensure that all reasonable alternatives to proposed projects are thoroughly assessed by the responsible official." (Wildlife Alive v. Chickering (1976) 18 Cal.3d 190, 197, 132 Cal.Rptr. 377, 553 P.2d 537.) As explained by this court:
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