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flag EPA allows self-certifying rebuilding in LA wildfires zone after 60-day permit delay, sparking state pushback over funding and legality.

flag EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a federal plan to speed up home rebuilding in Los Angeles after the 2025 Palisades and Eaton wildfires, allowing disaster loan recipients to self-certify building code compliance if permits aren’t approved within 60 days. flag The move, based on an executive order, aims to overcome perceived permitting delays, though local officials dispute widespread bottlenecks, noting over 3,000 permits have been approved and more than 1,000 homes are under construction. flag California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County leaders criticized the plan as legally questionable and poorly coordinated, emphasizing that funding, not permitting, is the main obstacle, with the state’s $33.9 billion aid request still pending.

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