Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule, for now Bullet Associated Press - April 6 The Supreme Court this Wednesday reinstated a Trump-era rule curtailing the power of states and Native American tribes to block...more
SEC proposes new corporate climate change disclosure rules Bullet Associated Press - March 21 Under a new proposal issued on Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), public companies would have to disclose...more
EPA directs states to steer new water infrastructure funding to disadvantaged areas - Bullet M Live – March 9 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued a memorandum to guide billions of dollars in...more
3/11/2022
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Citing drought, U.S. won’t deliver water to California farmers -
Associated Press – February 23 -
With California entering the third year of severe drought, federal officials said Wednesday they won’t deliver water to...more
Firestone settles hazardous waste case with San Diego, others across California -
CBS8 – February 7 -
The automotive maintenance and repair company Firestone has agreed to a nearly $4 million settlement with 29...more
EPA to bring back mercury pollution rules rolled back under Trump administration -
CNN – January 31 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday that it intends to restore the 2012 Mercury and...more
Supreme Court to weigh limits on reach of Clean Water Act -
Associated Press – January 25 -
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal that will test the limits of federal jurisdiction under the Clean...more
Tightened federal water protections won't slow some projects -
Los Angeles Times – January 14 -
The Biden administration is moving to tighten oversight of projects that benefited from a narrowed interpretation of the...more
UC study finds safe drinking water remains out of reach for many Californians -
NBC Bay Area – January 12 -
An estimated 371,000 Californians -- about 1% of the state's residents -- rely on drinking water that may contain...more
1/14/2022
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California challenges San Bernardino air cargo facility used by Amazon -
Freight Waves – January 4 -
The state of California on Monday petitioned a federal appeals court to rehear its lawsuit challenging a new air...more
Bayer bid to end Roundup suits draws U.S. Supreme Court inquiry -
Bloomberg – December 13 -
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest in Bayer AG’s bid to stop thousands of lawsuits claiming that its top-selling...more
12/20/2021
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Industry groups and seven states lose bid to reinstate rule limiting scope of Clean Water Act -
Courthouse News Service – December 7 -
Seven states and a collection of industry groups fighting to revive a Trump-era...more
State Water Project will deliver no water to most communities next year -
The Mercury News – December 1 -
In a stark indicator of California’s worsening drought, Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration announced this...more
Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards -
Associated Press – November 18 -
The Biden administration took action this Thursday to restore federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams,...more
11/19/2021
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EPA outlines $630M plan to curtail Tijuana sewage pollution in San Diego -
Los Angeles Times – November 9 -
Top federal environmental regulators in California on Monday laid out a $630 million plan to capture and...more