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Ninth Circuit upholds federal waiver of state environmental laws in California border wall construction -
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The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected environmental...more
Ninth Circuit to reconsider ordering EPA to ban pesticide -
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The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is reconsidering its 2018 decision ordering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...more
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New EPA policy would offer alternative to penalties for some oil and gas polluters -
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon unveil a finalized audit policy that will offer...more
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Santa Clara Valley Water District files suit challenging state plan to divert water for fish -
THE MERCURY NEWS - Jan 14 The Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) has filed a lawsuit to block the State...more
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Trump nominates acting EPA head Andrew Wheeler to run agency -
REUTERS - Jan 9 President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Andrew Wheeler to run the...more
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New EPA plan could free coal plants to increase mercury emissions -
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last Friday proposed major changes to the way the federal...more
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Trump administration announces plan to roll back rules on stream, wetland protection -
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - Dec 11 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers laid...more
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Supreme Court deals a setback to the endangered dusky gopher frog -
WASHINGTON POST - Nov 27 The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a unanimous win to property owners contesting the government's designation of...more
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U.S. judge bars Trump administration from approving hydraulic fracturing off California coast pending further environmental review -
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - Nov 9 A federal judge last Friday barred the Trump...more
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Appeals court puts youth climate change lawsuit on hold -
ASSOCIATED PRESS - Nov 8 A constitutional climate lawsuit filed in Oregon federal court in 2015 by a group of young Americans against the U.S. government...more
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As states near deal on Colorado River shortage, California looks at water cuts of as much as 8% -
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Oct 10 After years of negotiations, California, Arizona, and Nevada, three of the...more
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DOJ appeals ruling ordering EPA to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos -
THE HILL - Sep 24 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is appealing a federal court ruling ordering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...more
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California commits to eliminating all carbon sources of electricity by 2045 -
REUTERS - Sep 10 Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law Senate Bill 100, which requires the state to source electricity from...more
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Legislative effort to reorganize California’s electricity grid fails -
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - Aug 31 A California bill that would have created a new organization to run interconnected electricity grids across...more
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Plan to power California with all renewable energy heads to Governor Brown -
THE SACRAMENTO BEE - Aug 28 The California Legislature sent a bill to the governor that would require all retail electricity to be...more
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Bureau of Reclamation looks to rewrite rules for Delta water -
THE SACRAMENTO BEE - Aug 23 In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) served notice to California officials on August 17...more
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Federal court reinstates clean water rule delayed by Trump administration -
ABC NEWS - Aug 16 A federal judge in South Carolina has issued an injunction to block the Trump administration's move to delay a clean...more
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Sempra subsidiary agrees to $119.5 million settlement for Aliso Canyon methane leak — biggest in U.S. history -
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Aug 8 State and local officials on Wednesday announced a tentative...more
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Trump administration to freeze fuel-efficiency requirements in move likely to spur legal battle with states -
THE WASHINGTON POST - Aug 2 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S....more
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Rejecting California's right to set fuel efficiency standards, Trump administration to freeze standards nationwide -
THE WASHINGTON POST - Jul 24 Trump administration officials are preparing to issue a proposal...more
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Interior Department proposes a vast reworking of the Endangered Species Act -
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Jul 19 The U.S. Department of the Interior on Thursday proposed the most sweeping set of changes in decades to...more
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EPA takes next step toward replacing Obama-era climate rule -
THE HILL - Jul 10 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday sent a proposed rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants...more
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EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns under a cloud of ethics scandals -
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Jul 5 Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has resigned after facing months of...more
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Judge dismisses suit against oil companies over climate change costs -
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Jun 25 A federal judge on Monday threw out a closely watched lawsuit brought by two California cities against fossil...more
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New California Proposition 65 warnings rules to take effect in August -
ALLEN MATKINS - Jun 20 As of August 30, 2018, businesses will be subject to new warning requirements under the California Safe Drinking...more