Benedicto Cazares does not turn on his tap. He and his neighbors of East Orosi, an unincorporated community of about 1,000 people in the San Joaquin Valley, have been dealing with unsafe levels of nitrates in their water supply for years — and paying for it…
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), on Monday filed a protest…
This week President-elect Joe Biden announced that climate change is among his top four priorities when he takes office…
Later this month, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is set to release a report detailing how well its clean air programs are meeting federal requirements for reducing emissions…
When I began my research for this article, I started with determining the exact responsibilities of the US Vice President…
Seven oil and gas leases in Kern County are being challenged by several groups including California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Governor Gavin Newsom…
On behalf of 10 conservation, environmental justice, health and community groups today, the Center for Biological Diversity filed protest comments against the Bureau of Land Management’s plans to lease California federal public land to oil and gas companies for the first time in eight years…
A state lawsuit accuses a Lodi-based helicopter company of allowing pesticides to drift onto a soccer complex and other nonfarm locations…
While extreme heat threatens the wellbeing of people all over the world, a new study from scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found that some disadvantaged communities in California could be overlooked for state climate adaptation funds…
California agencies – CARB, CTC, and HCD – come together to find a path towards meeting all kinds of state goals on climate change, environment, justice and equity, and sustainability…