By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
EPA Rejects CARB's Request to Include Truck Smog Program in State Air Pollution Plan
California Issues New Data on Carbon Footprint of State's Lands
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
State Lists Mountain Lions in Southern and Central California as Threatened Species
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
U.S Wildlife Agency to Consider Protections for Three California Species
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION, FIRST AMENDMENT, LITIGATION, PRODUCTS OF INTEREST, SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
AG Reaches $4.35 Million Deal over Plastic Bag Recycling Claims, Settles Subpoena Dispute
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WILDLIFE, ENERGY, ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION, FISH AND WILDLIFE, LITIGATION, NEPA, WATER QUALITY
California Supports Lawsuit Resisting Trump Administration Attacks on Renewable Energy
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
Bay Area Air District Settles with Sonoma County Construction Firm for $1.28 Million
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
OEHHA Proposes Updates to CalEnviroScreen
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
Gov. Newsom Names New CPUC President, Makes Other Appointments
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
9th Circuit Upholds Government's NEPA Review of Project to Corral Wild Horses and Burros
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
Appellate Court Upholds Water Supply Assessment in CEQA Suit over Warehouse Project
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
State Water Board Reports 99 Percent of Underground Tanks Closed Ahead of 2026 Deadline
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
OEHHA Finalizes Updated Non-Cancer Drinking Water Guideline for Hexavalent Chromium
By FIONA SMITH
February 28, 2026
CARB Floats Changes to Cap-and-Invest Regulations, Taking Program Through 2045
By FIONA SMITH
February 14, 2026
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
