U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service faces suit over removal of endangered species protections for gray wolves -
Bullet The Hill – November 9 -
Last Friday, a coalition of conservation groups filed a notice of intent to sue...more
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U.S. formally exits Paris Climate Agreement -
Bullet Associated Press – November 4 -
The United States this Wednesday formally left the Paris Climate Agreement, a global pact it helped forge five years ago during the...more
11/9/2020
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President Trump makes agricultural water demands priority for new office -
U.S. News & World Report – October 13 -
President Donald Trump this Tuesday created what he called a “subcabinet” for federal water issues,...more
10/16/2020
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Redwood City salt ponds subject to environmental protections, federal judge rules -
San Francisco Chronicle – October 5 -
A federal court ruled this Monday that an area containing salt ponds in Redwood City are waters...more
10/9/2020
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EPA chief challenges California effort to mandate zero emission vehicles in 2035 -
Bullet Reuters – September 28 -
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Monday questioned...more
10/2/2020
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California plans to ban sales of new gas-powered cars in 15 years -
The New York Times – September 23 -
California plans to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars statewide by 2035, Governor Gavin Newsom announced...more
Air Resources Board mandates big increase in zero-emission trucks -
Bullet Los Angeles Times – June 25 -
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) last week approved the nation’s toughest clean-air mandate on trucks,...more
Supreme Court says pipeline may cross underneath Appalachian Trail -
Bullet NPR – June 15 -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a new 600-mile natural gas pipeline can cross underneath the Appalachian Trail on...more
6/19/2020
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Federal court rejects attempt to toss endangered species lawsuit -
Bullet The Hill – May 19 -
On Monday, Judge Jon Tigar, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, denied the federal...more
Federal judge rules California-Quebec cap-and-trade agreement is valid -
San Francisco Chronicle – March 12 -
California’s agreement with Quebec to share cap-and-trade markets to reduce greenhouse gases survived its...more
3/13/2020
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California approves ambitious new plan to deal with climate change and sea-level rise -
San Francisco Chronicle – February 26 -
The state's Ocean Protection Council, the cabinet-level policy body within the California...more
3/6/2020
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Former PG&E lawyer named new regional EPA chief in California -
Los Angeles Times – February 11 -
Days after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed its top official in California, Mike Stoker, the agency...more
2/19/2020
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U.S. appeals court orders dismissal of young people's lawsuit over climate change -
U.S. News & World Report – January 17 -
A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by children and young adults...more
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Congress to halt military’s use of firefighting foam containing PFAS -
Los Angeles Times – December 11 -
House and Senate conferees reached an agreement this week to require the military to stop using...more
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U.S. Supreme Court leans toward disallowing private party remedy claims in Montana Superfund case -
Reuters – December 3 -
U.S. Supreme Court justices this Tuesday appeared inclined to shield a unit of BP Plc, a...more