Dozens of Bills Introduced to Change Environmental Law
California lawmakers have introduced more than a dozen bills that make changes to the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, critics of the...
View ArticleAnalysis: Big Issues Await Rubio In New Job As Oil Industry Lobbyist
When former state Senator Michael Rubio begins work in Sacramento Monday as government relations manager for Chevron, he'll arrive to a full slate of issues involving the oil industry.While state law...
View ArticleWhy Unions Oppose Overhauling CEQA
The coalition of groups that will fight efforts in the state legislature this year to overhaul the California Environmental Quality Act is taking shape. It includes environmental groups, some...
View ArticleGovernor Brown Says CEQA Changes Aren't Likely
California Governor Jerry Brown says he likely won’t be able to overhaul the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA) this legislative session. He says he believes it would be difficult to move the...
View ArticleMajor CEQA Legislation Passes First Committee Test
Lawmakers are considering a number of bills that would change California’s Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. The more than 40-year-old law guides almost all development projects in the state.The bill...
View ArticleCEQA Overhaul Supporters Not Happy with Current Proposal
As negotiations over a potential overhaul of California’s landmark environmental law enter their final weeks, supporters of rewriting the California Environmental Quality Act say the current proposal...
View ArticleIn Sacramento, Lawmakers Start Sprint To End of Session
After spending a month working around their home districts, California Assembly members are back at the Capitol to finish up final the six weeks of the legislative session. As Katie Orr reports from...
View ArticleSteinberg Has Blunt Words for CEQA Overhaul Backers
California Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg has a blunt warning for business groups backing a major overhaul of the environmental law that governs development projects in the state:“You want to move a...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Adjourn for Year After Busy Final Day
California lawmakers are done for the year. They adjourned just past midnight Friday after a busy and at times chaotic final day – and night – of action. Ben Adler has more from Sacramento.
View ArticleAmended CEQA Bill Passes Legislature
Democratic Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg says he’s pleased with the California Environmental Quality Act changes he pushed through at the end of this year’s session – and he won’t be carrying a...
View ArticleCapitol Rally For Valley Air Tackles Fracking, CEQA Reforms
Around 40 environmental and public health activists from the San Joaquin Valley staged a rally today at the state capitol, pushing for a wide range of regulatory and legislative actions that they claim...
View ArticleBusiness and Labor Groups Aim to Change California's Environmental Law
With just two weeks left in the legislative session, some business and labor groups are pushing to change California's complex environmental review process for building and construction projects.Jim...
View ArticleOverhaul of Environmental Law Dead for the Year
A last-minute effort at the State Capitol to overhaul California’s complex environmental review process for development projects is dead for the year. A big push from business and labor groups to...
View ArticleFight Over Key Environmental Law Heats Up In Sacramento
What some see as California’s most important environmental law, others see as an economic impediment. The 43-year-old California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, guides almost every development...
View ArticleBill Calls For New Courts Dedicated to CEQA Cases
Lawsuits under the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA are often criticized for delaying projects. But as Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, one lawmaker has introduced a bill that he says...
View ArticleWhat Does Senator Michael Rubio's Resignation Mean For the Valley?
State Senator Michael Rubio stunned political observers with his surprise resignation on Friday morning. A moderate Democrat, Rubio was leading efforts to change the state's landmark environmental law,...
View ArticleFresno County To Allow Developers to Select Their Own Environmental Consultants
Developers in Fresno County will soon be able to hire firms of their own choosing to study the environmental impacts of proposed projects. The Board of Supervisors approved the new policy Tuesday on a...
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