California to extend eviction ban, pay back rent for tenants -
Associated Press – June 25 -
California will ban evictions for unpaid rent through the end of September and pay off all back rent for eligible tenants...more
State issues proposal to ban hydraulic fracturing -
The Bakersfield Californian – May 24 -
California oil regulators last Friday publicly released a draft rule that would ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as...more
San Francisco sues state to retain access to vital water supply -
Courthouse News Service – May 14 -
The city of San Francisco sued the State Water Resources Control Board in Tuolumne County Superior Court last Friday...more
South Coast Air Quality Management District approves warehouse rule for air quality -
ABC News – May 8 -
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) last Friday approved a Warehouse Indirect Source Rule,...more
5/14/2021
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Governor Newsom moves to ban hydraulic fracturing by 2024 -
NPR – April 23 -
Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans last Friday to ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, by 2024 as part of a longer-term...more
Governor Newsom launches effort to deal with drought; emergencies declared -
Los Angeles Times – April 21 -
Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a drought emergency in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties. The...more
4/23/2021
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Paris Agreement ,
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Bill targeting PFAS and PFOS chemicals reintroduced in House -
Courthouse News Service – April 13 -
On Tuesday, the bipartisan PFAS Action Act was introduced for the second time in the U.S. House of Representatives,...more
4/16/2021
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Waters of the United States
Officials call for protection of Redwood City’s salt ponds -
The San Mateo Daily Journal – February 19 -
Nearly 60 Bay Area political leaders and organizations last Tuesday asked the Biden administration to protect...more
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
11/13/2020
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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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NASA ,
PFAS ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Resources Control Board
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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Contaminated groundwater plume in north Orange County placed on federal Superfund list -
Orange County Register – September 1 -
A five-square-mile plume of contaminated groundwater in north Orange County has been...more
9/4/2020
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PFAS ,
Site Remediation ,
Superfund ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Wastewater ,
Water Supplies
Supreme Court reinstates streamlined permitting for pipelines, but not for Keystone XL project -
Bullet Bloomberg Law – July 6 -
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a streamlined permitting program, known as...more
7/10/2020
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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
New draft SCAQMD rule imposes compliance obligations regarding indirect source emissions from warehouses -
Bullet Allen Matkins – April 24 -
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recently released a...more
U.S. EPA directive instructs regions to evaluate impact of COVID-19 on site clean-ups on a case-by-case basis -
EPA – April 10 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued guidance to its eleven...more
A Note to Our Readers: Although the coronavirus and its many disruptions are dominating the news, we will continue to publish the California Environmental Law and Policy Update so long as there are newsworthy developments in...more
3/27/2020
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