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Public Resources Code section 21002.1 , subdivision ( b ) , thus prohibits an agency from approving a project without requiring the implementation of any feasible mitigation measures , providing : " Each public agency shall mitigate or avoid the significant effects on the environment of projects that it carries out or approves whenever it is feasible to do so . How : Vera faces a unique dilemma : " A public defender 's measure of success is how many acquittals he gets , " Stone observes .