By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
CARB Floats Changes to Cap-and-Invest Regulations, Taking Program Through 2045
Trump Administration Launches New Legal Attacks on California, Drops Fight in Another
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
California Attorney General Fights Trump Administration Over Santa Barbara Oil Pipeline
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
Prosecutors Reach $7.7 Million Deal with Verizon Over Hazardous Materials
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
Attorney General Reaches Another Proposition 65 Settlement Over Lead and Cadmium in Seafood
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
DTSC Threatens Fines Over Ongoing Chemical Reaction at Chiquita Canyon Landfill
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
AIR, APPOINTMENTS, BAY/DELTA, FISH AND WILDLIFE, GOVERNOR, MINING, PARKS AND RECREATION, PEOPLE IN THE NEWS, WATER, WATER QUALITY
Newsom Names New Head of Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Makes Other Appointments
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
DTSC Looks to Change Scoring Procedure for Hazardous Waste Facility Permits
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
APPELLATE CASES, BAY/DELTA, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, LEGAL, LITIGATION, WATER RIGHTS, POLICY AND SUPPLY
State Appeals Court Rejects State Move to Issue Bonds to Finance Delta Tunnel Project
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
State Appellate Court Sides with State Water Board Over Authority to Reject Penalty Appeals
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
Trump Administration Takes New Step in California Offshore Oil Leasing, State Officials Object
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
CEQA, ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, NEPA, WATER, WATER RIGHTS, POLICY AND SUPPLY
Trump Administration Gives Final Approval for Proposed Sites Reservoir Project
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
State to List Bear Lake Buckwheat Under California Endangered Species Act
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
State Retreats on Challenge to Trump Administration's Cancellation of High-Speed Rail Grant
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
AIR QUALITY, CHEMICALS OF INTEREST, ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION, LITIGATION, POLLUTION, PRODUCTS OF INTEREST, WATER QUALITY
L.A. Court Imposes $10.5 Million in Penalties Over Dominguez Channel Spill
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
L.A. County Sues Oil Operators to Force the Plugging of Wells in Inglewood Oil Field
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
BUDGET, CARB, CLIMATE CHANGE, DTSC, ENERGY, GOVERNOR, SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING, TRANSPORTATION, WATER
Newsom Releases Proposed $348.9 Billion Budget for 2026-2027
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
Newsom Gives Wildfire Safety Projects More Time to Qualify for Faster Approvals
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
APPELLATE CASES, ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, FISH AND WILDLIFE, LEGAL, LITIGATION
9th Circuit Overturns Injunction that Sought More Water for Central Coast Steelhead
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
California Wins One Case Over Frozen Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grants, Files a Second
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
Menstrual Products Fall Under the State's Organic Standards, Appellate Court Rules
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
Trump Administration Seeks to Expand Oil and Gas Drilling in California
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT, CHEMICALS OF INTEREST, DTSC, OEHHA, PRIORITY PRODUCT, PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP, PRODUCTS OF INTEREST, PROPOSITION 65, SAFER CONSUMER PRODUCTS
DTSC Moves to Regulate 1-4, Dioxane in Hand Dishwashing Detergent and Shampoo
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
U.S. EPA Formalizes New Agreement with Mexico Over Tijuana River Pollution
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
Federal Officials Release Environmental Review of Possible Colorado River Cuts
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
Dept. of Water Resources Issues Reports on San Joaquin Valley Water, Land Subsidence
By FIONA SMITH
January 31, 2026
State Hails Results of Methane-Detecting Satellite, Approves New Landfill Methane Rule
By FIONA SMITH
January 14, 2026
CARB Proposes Rules to Advance State's Corporate Climate Disclosure Laws
By FIONA SMITH
January 14, 2026
Coastal Commission OKs Diablo Canyon Nuclear Permit, Gets Land Conservation Pledge
By FIONA SMITH
January 14, 2026
Federal Fisheries Agency Denies Protection for Northern California Chinook Salmon
By FIONA SMITH
January 14, 2026
