Environmental and Policy Focus: New dust control method ends L.A.'s longtime feud with Owens Valley: Los Angeles Times - Nov 14:
The City of Los Angeles ended a bitter dispute with Owens Valley on Friday with the...more
12/8/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: Coastal California residents using far less water - Associated Press - Nov 4:
Residents in coastal communities use far less water than their inland counterparts, but still find ways to...more
12/8/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Coastal California residents using far less water: Associated Press - Nov 4:
Residents in coastal communities use far less water than their inland counterparts, but still find ways to...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Obama to designate portion of San Gabriel Mountains a national monument: Los Angeles Times - Oct 8:
President Obama plans to announce Friday that he will set aside roughly half of the...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: Federal agency to resume leasing for hydraulic fracturing in California: ABC News - Aug 28:
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will resume issuing oil and gas leases next year for...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: U.S. EPA settles case over destruction of rare Central Valley wetlands: EPA - Aug 14:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a...more
8/27/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Governor proposes $6 billion water bond for California: Bloomberg - Aug 6:
California Governor Jerry Brown has called on lawmakers to put a $6 billion “no-frills” bond measure on the...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Appellate court upholds environmental work for high-speed rail via Pacheco Pass: Fresno Bee - Jul 24 --
State appeals justices on Thursday upheld a lower court's approval of an...more
8/11/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Richmond approves massive Chevron refinery project with $90 million in community benefits: Contra Costa Times - Jul 30:
Chevron's five year-plus quest to initiate a $1 billion upgrade...more
8/6/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: House holds hearing on proposed ‘Waters of the United States’ rule - Association of California Water Agencies - Jul 9:
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a hearing...more
7/14/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus - Second leg of California bullet-train line approved: SFGate.com - Jun 27:
On June 27, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation gave its approval for work to begin on the second leg...more
7/10/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: U.S. officials cut estimate of recoverable Monterey Shale oil by 96% - Los Angeles Times - May 23:
Federal energy authorities have slashed by 96 percent the estimated amount of...more
5/28/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: Expanding the definition of "waters of the United States" – EPA's proposed new rule -- Allen Matkins - Apr 23:
On April 21, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more
5/19/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus - California drought: plan would reverse aqueduct flow to send water back to farms: San Jose Mercury News - May 8:
Water has flowed from Northern California's snow-capped peaks to the...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - DWR must acquire properties before testing tunnel for diversion of water to Southern California -
CourtHouse News - Mar 17:
A California appellate court ruled last week that, before...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -- Court of Appeals upholds determination: Reuters - Mar 14 -
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a challenge to a determination by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - California lawmakers pass $687 billion drought plan -- San Francisco CBS Local - Feb 27:
California lawmakers have passed a $687 million plan to provide immediate relief to...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Sens. Feinstein, Boxer propose emergency drought legislation: SFGate - Feb 13:
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer proposed emergency drought legislation Tuesday ahead of President...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -Federal Shutdown Impacts EPA Staff: The Guardian - Oct 2 --
Nearly all of the 16,205 employees of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) across the country, with oversight of air...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: Groups concerned over California Environmental Quality Act revisions - Sacramento CBS Local - Jul 29 --
A coalition of business, housing and local government leaders is warning...more
On July 19, 2013, the California State Water Resources Control Board released its long-awaited 2013 Draft NPDES Permit for the Discharge of Storm Water Associated With Industrial Activities (the "Draft Industrial General...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking': Los Angeles Times - May 16 -
The U.S. Department of the Interior proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus - California lawmakers propose bills to halt fracking; Bureau of Reclamation ordered to prepare full environmental impact statement for Central Valley Project water...more
In This Issue:
Environmental and Policy Focus - California considering 25 projects for carbon offset credits; Tactics divide agencies in Chevron probe; Bill proposed to ban lead ammunition in California; Navy offshore...more
In This Issue:
Environmental and Policy Focus - Little unity over California's cap-and-trade program; California cancels carbon permit reserve sale after no bids; Obama names McCarthy to top EPA post; Peninsula cities...more