Environmental and Policy Focus -
Defying Trump, California forms climate alliance with two states -
San Francisco Chronicle -
Jun 1 -
Moving quickly to fill a climate leadership vacuum opened by President Trump,...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
White House proposes cutting EPA budget by over 30 percent -
Washington Post -
May 23 -
Under the White House’s latest budget proposal, released Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental...more
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California cracks down on last beachfront sand mining operation in U.S. -
San Jose Mercury News -
May 16 -
On Tuesday, the California State Lands Commission issued a demand to the...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Senate unexpectedly rejects bid to repeal key Obama-era methane regulation -
Washington Post -
May 10 -
The U.S. Senate narrowly voted down a resolution on Wednesday to repeal an...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
EPA, clean energy spared Trump's ax in $1.1 trillion budget deal -
Bloomberg -
May 1 -
Environmental programs marked for termination or deep cuts by President Donald Trump got a...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
U.S., in reversal, issues permit for Keystone oil pipeline -
New York Times -
Mar 24 -
The Trump administration announced on Friday that it would issue a permit for...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Trump’s budget proposal slashes EPA funding -
Washington Post -
Mar 16 -
President Trump on Thursday released his budget plan for the next fiscal year, which proposes cutting the...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Governor Brown wants to spend nearly $450 million on flood control following dam emergency -
Sacramento Bee -
Feb 24 -
After successfully appealing to the Trump...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Scott Pruitt confirmed to lead EPA -
Los Angeles Times -
Feb 17 -
President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a climate-change...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Trump Administration proposes rule requiring deletion of two regulations for every new regulation adopted -
Washington Post -
Jan 30 -
President Trump signed an order...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
As Trump enters White House, California renews climate change fight -
Reuters -
Jan 20 -
California released new measures to fight climate change within minutes of Donald...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Trump EPA pick: still 'some debate' over human role in climate change -
The Guardian -
Jan 18 -
During a combative Senate confirmation hearing this week, Scott Pruitt,...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
California sues to block offshore oil hydraulic fracturing -
OC Register -
Dec 20 -
California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the California Coastal Commission filed...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
BP to pay $14 million in settlement over gas storage tanks -
San Jose Mercury News -
Nov 17 -
The BP oil company has agreed to pay $14 million to settle California...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Trump victory reverses U.S. energy and environmental priorities -
Washington Post -
Nov 9 -
Donald J. Trump comes into office with a plan to toss out most of what...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Cities sue FAA over new flight plans -
Los Angeles Times -
Oct 27 -
Citing concerns about the potential for increased aircraft noise and pollution, Newport Beach officials...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Species may be listed as threatened based on climate change projections, court says -
Los Angeles Times -
Oct 24 -
Federal authorities may list a species as “threatened”...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
With standards relaxed, water use on the rise throughout California -
Sacramento Bee -
Oct 5 -
Californians continued to backslide on water conservation during the hottest...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
California sets reduction targets for black carbon, other climate pollutants -
San Diego Union-Tribune - Sep 19 -
Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law Senate Bill...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Federal Plan divvies up California desert for conservation and energy projects -
ABC News - Sep 14 -
Swaths of public land in the California desert will be opened to solar and...more
9/19/2016
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Governor Brown and lawmakers reach deal for California climate funds -
San Diego Union-Tribune - Aug 31 -
California lawmakers on Wednesday approved a $900 million spending...more
9/6/2016
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Air Resources Board releases plan to extend cap-and-trade system to 2050 -
Scientific American - Jul 13 -
The California Air Resources Board (“ARB”) this Tuesday released a...more
7/16/2016
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Judge invalidates long-fought Delta management plan
Sacramento Bee -
Jun 24 -
In a decision that could delay or complicate Governor Jerry Brown’s plan to build two huge...more
7/5/2016
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Appellate court temporarily blocks Delta island sale -
Sacramento Bee - Jun 7 -
The California Third District Court of Appeal on Tuesday granted a temporary stay blocking...more
6/13/2016
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U.S. Supreme Court allows pre-permit challenges to approved jurisdictional determinations -
Allen Matkins - May 31 -
In a major new legal development for the Clean Water Act's...more
6/6/2016
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