[T]he district’s Technology Advancement Program provides funding for businesses and individuals to develop and implement new emission-reduction technologies throughout the valley…
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The Porterville City Council voted Tuesday in support of Senate Bill 623, which would establish the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund to ensure all Californians have access to safe and affordable drinking water…
Many U.S. states, cities and businesses say they will forge ahead with the U.S. commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement, even though President Donald Trump pulled out of the deal…
As climate denial envelopes Washington, we call on local business, community and elected leaders to advance California’s climate and social justice leadership by supporting Senate Bill 775, a remarkable piece of legislation now being considered by state lawmakers…
Staff members at the California Water Resources Control Board are now taking a full swing at the affordability component of the right-to-water legislation…
School districts should test drinking water supplies for lead during summer vacation, the Water Quality Association said…
California has continued to chip away at its greenhouse gas emissions even as its economy grows, according to new data released by state regulators on Wednesday…
In this interview, edited for length and clarity, Eady discusses her role in helping shape the [California Air Resources Board’s] strategy to meet 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets…
In a 38-page opinion filed May 4, and belatedly ordered published on May 25, 2017, the Fifth District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment dismissing a writ petition filed by three environmental groups alleging CEQA violations against the California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) in connection with its issuance of 214 individual permits for new oil wells in the long-established South Belridge Oil Field in Kern County…
Water problems have plagued the Fresno County community of Lanare for so long, it may feel like there’s nothing left to do but joke about them…