Regulation
July, 2021
June, 2021
- California Oil Regulators Missed Another Deadline to Release New Health and Safety Rules
- Enviro Expert: California’s ‘Clean Energy’ Policies Should Not Be Adopted by Federal Govt.
- How much fracking is there in California? Newsom, state regulators can’t tell
- The Golden State Going Greener
- Advocates call for early notification from ag commissioners of pesticide spraying
April, 2021
- Newsom orders end to fracking in California by 2024, work toward phasing out all in-state oil production by 2045
- Gov. Newsom aims to phase out fracking; will halt issuance of permits by 2024
- CalEPA Announces Carbon Neutrality Studies Identify Potential Paths for California to Reach 2045 Goal
- DOT Floats Restoring Calif.'s Right To GHG Emissions Rules
- Groups Say It's Time For EPA To Update Oil Spill Response
March, 2021
February, 2021
- Big Decisions: The Future of US Environmental and Energy Policy
- California air board OKs crackdown on agricultural burning in San Joaquin Valley
- State Auditor Says California Air Regulator Overstated Emission Reductions
- Up in smoke: Burns in San Joaquin Valley vineyards, orchards may finally end
- Planning commission to discuss oil well ordinance, Kern County leaders express support, opposition
- 9th Circ. Ends Challenge To EPA's Diesel Emissions Rule
- Air District launches $12.5 million program to reduce ag dust
January, 2021
- Will California’s regulators end the cycle of injustice and toxic contamination?
- EJ Groups Flex Muscle
- Oil and gas companies say they support climate action. Are they serious?
- What Biden’s presidency means for California’s environment
- Activists See Biden’s Day One Focus on Environmental Justice as a Critical Campaign Promise Kept
- Toxic Pesticide Faces New Scrutiny From Biden Administration
- How the Biden-Harris Administration Can Fight Climate Change and Structural Racism
- Health, Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Air Toxics Loophole
- Lawsuit Launched to Fight Trump EPA’s Delay in Reducing Air Pollution From Oil, Methane Gas Industries in California, Chicago
- Newsom’s approach to pesticides frustrates farm groups
December, 2020
- Transition Thoughts: The Presidential Transition, NEPA, and Project Review
- Environmental Justice Leaders Look for a Focus on Disproportionately Impacted Communities of Color
- Xavier Becerra, H.H.S. Pick, Was California’s Anti-Trump Attack Dog
- The Energy 202: California's top air official at center of nomination war for Biden's EPA chief
- Xavier Becerra Brings Environmental Justice to Forefront
- Justice Served
- A Biden-Harris Take on Environmental Justice: What to Expect
- Behind the 'Ultimate Hypocrisy' of Letting Vernon's Toxic Battery Plant Off the Hook for Millions
- California’s Environmental Justice Policies Should Serve as A Model for the Biden-Harris Administration
- Exide Bankruptcy Case Will Cost Californians Millions
November, 2020
- Air district plans to further limit ag burning
- White House Races to Finalize Environmental Rollbacks
- L.A. Could Mandate Buffer Zones Around Oil, Gas Wells
- Boiling Point: Los Angeles can restrict oil and gas drilling with buffer zones, city attorney says
- California Expands Air Monitoring to Include PFAS, More Toxics
- 3yr investigation shows CA responds to oil & gas pollution complaints, but public isn’t protected
- California Is Making Progress On Safe Water For All, But Work Remains
- How California Is An Example For Biden’s Climate Change Fight
- Valley Air District’s Emissions Bank Likely To Change Following Damaging State Review
- How Will VP Harris Influence Climate Policy At The White House?
- California water board orders mandatory solution to East Orosi water situation
September, 2020
- Gov. Gavin Newsom and Big Oil: It’s Complicated
- Op-Ed: Seeking to make agriculture clean up its own mess - Los Angeles Times
- Calif. Biomass Energy Needs Gas Regs, Advocates Say
- California Takes a Big Step Toward Making Polluters Pay for Their Messes
- California Democrats Kill Gas and Oil Regulations After Campaign Donations
November, 2019
June, 2019
May, 2019
- Sensors being deployed across Lost Hills will provide non-regulatory look at local air quality
- Central Valley Water Crisis Leaves Nearly 1.5 Million Without Clean Water
- They Grow the Nation’s Food, but They Can’t Drink the Water
- How to Use Zoning Laws to Reduce Pollution in Low-Income Communities
- A battle is brewing over CEQA, California's iconic environmental law
- With cleaner Valley air, there can never, ever be any going back
- Council approves several resolutions of support Tuesday evening
- Advocates Challenge EPA For Leaving Weak Clean Air Protections in Place in Eight States
- Psyops 101: How Big Oil Infiltrates Public Discourse to Manipulate & Deceive
April, 2019
- Trump plan for fracking 1 million acres in California bad for Yosemite, opponents say
- Solution identified for East Orosi after 10 years of unsafe water
- A California town could finally get clean water – if its neighbor is willing to help
- Assemblyman Gray criticizes water board, says Delta-Bay Plan hurts struggling communities
- Environmentalists Say They Were Shut Out of Talks on Building Housing Faster
March, 2019
February, 2019
January, 2019
- California Approves Plan to Clean Up Central Valley's Toxic Air
- Clean-air plan for San Joaquin Valley first to meet all federal standards for fine particle pollution; $5B in incentive funding required
- CLEAN WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN CALIFORNIA
- CARB Aggressively Pursues Tougher NOx and PM Emissions Reductions
- Kern County Derails Refinery Expansion Plan
- The Story of California’s Two Incinerators
- Residue of banned pesticide found on California produce
December, 2018
- Department of Pesticide Regulation finds illegal pesticides on our food
- Steyer: Deregulation Is Killing People
- Fresno Unified will consider a ban on Roundup, citing cancer risks to staff and students
- Natural Resources Agency Finalizes Updates to the CEQA Guidelines
- California Criticized for Adopting Inadequate Measures to Restrict the Highly Toxic Chlopyrifos
- Groups File Suit to Require Environmental Review for Public Loans to Animal Operations
- Fracking: For Gavin Newsom To Be A California Climate Hero, He'll Have To Fight The Oil And Gas Industry, Unlike Jerry Brown
- Lawsuit challenges USDA’s medium CAFO exemptions
November, 2018
July, 2017
June, 2017
- EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Documents Show Jerry Brown Giving Big Oil a Seat in Drafting Climate Policy
- Regulators Helped Oil-by-Rail Company Avoid Environmental Review, California Court Rules
- California Court Overturns Approval of Bakersfield Oil Train Terminal
- The Energy 202: California scores its first big environmental victory of the Trump era
- Hearings Begin Over Kern County Ordinance That Allows 70,000 New Oil And Gas Wells
- Valley Air District works to advance new, innovative technologies to reduce air pollution
- Greenhouse emissions fall for another year in California