Environmental Protection

An earlier version of the bill, sponsored by Democratic state Assemblyman Nick Schultz, would have prohibited state regulators from approving new...

Read this exciting story from Los Angeles Times October 01, 2026 issue. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), author of Senate Bill 1135,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) introduced the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Reauthorization...

Newsom and Bonta create new hurdle for Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal Land in West Oakland near the port where developers hope to build a coal export terminal. The project would face heightened environmental scrutiny under a new state law. Credit: Darwin BondGraham/The Oaklandside. " data-large-file="https://oaklandside.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_5006-1600x1200.jpg" /> A new law requires stringent environmental review and mitigation measures for the controversial fossil fuel export project.

The best way to do so is to start locally, pushing local leaders, from Mayor Todd Gloria... 1 to 8, when San Diego's climate experts, leaders and...

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board today joined a coalition of 25 states, counties,...

Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Bennett's Legislative Package to Advance California... Assemblymember Steve Bennett. “A trusted, state-authorized...

CBS LA reached out to all five Chino City Council members and Mayor Eunice Ulloa for comment on the project, but none responded. More from CBS...

... Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition. Mayor Victor M. Gordo proclaimed October 2026 as Walktober and Pedestrian Safety Month. Organizers recommend...

Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Gregg Hart's AB 1448 into Law to Block Federal Offshore Drilling Expansion... Southern California braces...

Southern California braces... Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Gregg Hart's AB 1448 into Law to Block Federal Offshore Drilling Expansion.

Newsom signs 4 new California DUI laws.... Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Gregg Hart's AB 1448 into Law to Block Federal Offshore Drilling...

... California following unlawful reentry... Governor Newsom Signs Assemblymember Gregg Hart's AB 1448 into Law to Block Federal Offshore Drilling...

Gavin Newsom's administration and Rep. Adam Gray (D-Merced), to cut into levees upstream and downstream of the park and open up more land to absorb...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1663, authored by Assemblymember Greg Wallis of Bermuda Dunes, which changes the permitting process...

... Assemblymember Nick Schultz (D), who authored the bill, said in a press release. “I'm thankful Governor Newsom agrees that families deserve to...

Assembly Bill 1663, authored by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, R-Bermuda Dunes, and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, Sept. 29, revises the...

... the “ John Laird Lifetime Achievement Award” for his lifelong commitment to conservation and protecting California's coast and public lands.

Today, the Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla's (D- Calif.) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act (WEPA) of 2026, a bipartisan bill to...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill last week to narrow an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act for...