California suspends environmental laws to speed rebuilding of utilities after L.A. fires
Gov. Newsom waived CEQA and the California Coastal Act for utilities working to rebuild, and move infrastructure underground, ...
Will this bill be the end of California’s housing vs environment wars?
In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one ...
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How the EPA’s environmental about-face could upend California’s climate efforts
The Trump administration threatens to unwind environmental policies that could impact air and water quality standards, electric vehicle initiatives and efforts to curb planet-harming greenhouse ...
California GOP’s plan to cut gas prices is squashed, backers say
California Senate Republicans’ goal of slashing gasoline prices by stopping recent environmental regulations – a centerpiece ...
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Permitting Reform Ramps Up in California With Introduction of ‘Housing Package’
For years, California has often been held up as the poster child for enervating environmental regulation. A primary target of this criticism has ...
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Policies, not greed, driving California’s sky-high gas prices, study finds
California’s unique blend of gasoline for vehicles, mandated by environmental policies, isn’t widely manufactured by refineries in places like Texas and Oklahoma, so a majority of California ...
Policies, not price gouging, to blame for California’s soaring gas prices, study finds
As Californians continue to wonder why they suffer disproportionately at the pump compared to other states, a new study from ...
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California’s War on Oil Finally Prompts a Response
California officials love to blame oil companies for wildfires caused by bad government policies ... California environmental nonprofits, a major law firm and Attorney General Rob Bonta engaged ...
Cost to build multifamily housing in California more than twice as high as in Texas, report finds
Building multifamily housing in California is more than twice as expensive as it is in Texas, with much of the difference ...
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California suspends environmental laws to speed rebuilding of utilities after LA fires
Gavin Newsom this week suspended California environmental laws for utility ... permanent the California Coastal Commission, lays out regulations for coastal development and protection.