Environmental and Policy Focus -
States sue Trump administration over fuel economy fines -
ABC News -
Sep 11 -
New York, California, and three other states are suing the Trump administration, saying it must put...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Bill targeting Cadiz water transfer stalls in Senate committee -
San Bernardino County Sun -
Sep 1 -
A bill designed to block the transfer of groundwater from the inland Southern...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Reversing course, EPA will not delay an Obama ozone rule -
Washington Post -
Aug 3 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reversed its effort to delay Obama...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
California Legislature extends state's cap-and-trade program in rare bipartisan effort to address climate change -
Los Angeles Times -
Jul 17 -
California lawmakers voted Monday...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
California Supreme Court upholds restrictions on Encinitas seawall -
San Diego Union-Tribune -
Jul 6 -
The California Supreme Court dealt a blow Thursday to two coastal property...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
EPA to reduce staffing by more than 1,200 this summer -
Washington Post -
Jun 20 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans on shedding more than 1,200 employees by...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
Environmental and Policy Focus -
EPA emerges as major target after Trump solicits policy advice from industry -
Washington Post -
Apr 16 -
Just days after taking office, President Trump invited American...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
D.C. Circuit grants EPA’s request to delay 2015 smog rule case -
Washington Post -
Apr 11 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday granted 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 -
Southern California regulators approve smog plan with tougher refinery rules, voluntary measures for goods movement facilities -
Los Angeles Times -
Mar 3 -
The South...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Trump directs rollback of Obama-era water rule -
The Washington Post -
Feb 28 -
President Trump on Tuesday instructed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of...more
3/6/2017
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Water ,
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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 -
California extends emergency drought regulations despite heavy rain and snow -
Sacramento Bee -
Feb 8 -
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on...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 -
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 -
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Clean Water Act jurisdictional dispute -
Reuters -
Jan 13 -
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to resolve a dispute over which court should...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -
Banning Ranch's future again in limbo as California's high court evaluates propriety of development approval -
OC Register -
Jan 4 -
The future of Banning Ranch, a...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 -
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 -
Federal report recommends gas-storage safety changes -
OC Register -
Oct 18 -
A task force commissioned by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety...more
10/24/2016
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Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
PCBs ,
PHMSA ,
Pipelines ,
Public Safety ,
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Toxic Spills ,
Underground Storage Tanks ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water
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