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BLM moves to expand oil and gas drilling in California -
San Francisco Chronicle – October 4 -
The U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) last Friday opened up 720,000 acres in California...more
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EPA threatens to cut California’s highway funding over Clean Air Act ‘failure’ -
Los Angeles Times – September 24 -
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Monday sent a...more
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EPA officially withdraws California’s authority to set its own fuel standards -
CBS News – September 19 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this Thursday formally withdrew the 2013 Clean Air Act waiver...more
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EPA repeals Obama-era water protections -
Reuters – September 12 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced the repeal of the 2015 Waters of the United States (or “WOTUS”) rule,...more
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EPA to revoke California’s authority to set gas mileage standards -
ABC News – September 6 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California's...more
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EPA to roll back regulations on O&G industry emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas -
The New York Times – August 29 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday a proposed...more
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Department of Interior announces significant changes to Endangered Species Act -
The New York Times – August 12 -
On Monday, August 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Interior announced significant changes, expected...more
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EPA will not approve labels that say Roundup chemical causes cancer -
U.S. News & World Report – August 8 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Thursday that it will not approve...more
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Governor Newsom signs legislation requiring additional studies of Cadiz water transfer project -
Bullet Los Angeles Times – August 1 -
Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed legislation that requires...more
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Four automakers reach deal with California to increase fuel efficiency standards -
The Washington Post – July 25 -
Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, and BMW - major automakers with a combined 30 percent of the U.S....more
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EPA broke rules in shake-up of science panels, according to GAO study -
The New York Times – July 15 -
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday concluded that the U.S. Environmental...more
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U.S. states sue EPA for stricter asbestos rules -
Reuters – July 1 -
A coalition of 10 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., led by California and Massachusetts, on June 28 sued the U.S. Environmental Protection...more
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Senate bill requires EPA to set national drinking water standard for PFAS -
The Hill – June 27 -
The U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this Thursday, which includes language pushing...more
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California signals intent to sue over Trump’s coal rollback -
San Francisco Chronicle – June 19 -
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, has signed a...more
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Half Moon Bay Ritz-Carlton ordered to stop impeding beach access -
San Francisco Chronicle – June 13 -
The California Coastal Commission on Thursday fined the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay $1.6 million—the...more
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Major automakers back compromise on U.S. vehicle emissions rules, urge deal -
Reuters – June 6 -
In a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, a group of 17 major automakers, including General Motors Co,...more
6/7/2019
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Texas federal court strikes 2015 Waters of the United States rule -
AgDaily – May 30 -
The U.S. Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday invalidated the Environmental Protection Agency and Army...more
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EPA plans to change approach to analyzing health risks of air pollution -
The New York Times – May 20 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to change the way it calculates the health risks of...more
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California and Imperial Irrigation District reach agreement on Salton Sea access and liability -
Desert Sun - May 7 -
The Imperial Irrigation District board of directors voted Tuesday to allow state access...more
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Governor Newsom issues executive order requiring drought-climate plan -
San Francisco Chronicle - April 29 -
Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an executive order directing state agencies to review and...more
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New Proposition 65 regulation intended to assist residential rental property owners offers a mixed bag -
Allen Matkins - April 24 -
The California Office of Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the agency...more
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States say half of wetlands would lose protection under EPA’s WOTUS proposal -
Reuters - April 16 -
Fourteen states, including California, issued a joint statement on Monday, stating that the U.S....more
..Within the month, the State Board will issue orders requiring investigation of potential PFAS contamination, a widely used class of chemicals, at more than a thousand California facilities.
..Phase I targets airports and...more
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President Trump signs largest wilderness protection bill in a decade -
East Bay Times - March 12 -
President Trump on Tuesday signed into law the largest wilderness preservation bill in a decade. The...more
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Andrew Wheeler confirmed to lead EPA -
New York Times - February 28 -
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Andrew Wheeler to be the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In his role as acting...more