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After half a century, California legislators on the verge of overhauling a landmark environmental law
Two bills endorsed by Gov. Gavin Newsom would be the most transformative changes to the California Environmental Quality Act ...
With its climate progress under assault, California takes up a multipronged defense
California has the tools, means and desire to fight back against Trump's environmental actions, including through lawsuits ...
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Critics Warn SB 607 Guts Landmark Environmental Law in California
Opponents of SB 607 argue that the bill would gut California's landmark environmental law, the California Environmental ...
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California agriculture faces serious threats from climate change, study finds
Over the past decade, California farmers have been seeing ... Ian James writes about water and environmental issues for The Desert Sun. Reach him at [email protected], (760) 778-4693 or ...
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A California environmental law makes it ‘too damn hard’ to build. But do Democrats have the will to reform it?
A coalition of trade unions, using the California Environmental Quality Act, demanded that the developer conduct more studies to assess the soil’s contamination levels — a process that could ...
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California will try to extend cap-and-trade despite Trump’s threats
Mario Tama TNS Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders said Tuesday that they will try to extend cap-and-trade, California’s flagship environmental regulation program, a week after the White ...