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Zoning regulations have lately come under fire for making cities less dense and driving up the cost of new homes. State legislatures are increasingly responding by preempting aspects of local zoning authority. But despite its real problems, both now and historically, local zoning power remains an important tool among cities’ limited set of options for […]https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechange/files/2026/03/nandish-jha-lopR07LHLnI-unsplash.jpg19201440