The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lead an investigation into the Tijuana-U.S. cross-border sewage crisis, measuring the potential health impacts on people who live and work near where millions of gallons of...more
9/9/2024
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Biden Administration ,
California ,
Contamination ,
Cross-Border ,
Drought ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Salmon ,
Superfund ,
Water Pollution ,
Water Rights
Recent raging winter storms have caved in streets, wrecked piers, collapsed homes and apartment buildings, and submerged property up and down California’s coastline. As sea levels continue to rise from climate change,...more
8/19/2024
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Biden Administration ,
California ,
Chevron ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Diesel Bans ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
Rising Sea Levels
An environmental advocacy organization on July 23 filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles over the Port of L.A.'s stormwater treatment system. At issue is a 53-acre portion of the port on Terminal Island where...more
7/29/2024
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California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Water Act ,
Desalination ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Storm Water ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Waste Treatment Facilities ,
Water Pollution
A report published last week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that the former Exide Technologies battery recycling plant and surrounding properties in southeast Los Angeles County qualify for...more
7/15/2024
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Batteries ,
California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
CERCLA ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Oil Wells ,
Recycling ,
Regulatory Mandates ,
Superfund ,
U.S. Navy ,
Warehouses ,
Water Resources Control Board
The U.S. Supreme Court today upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety, and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and...more
7/1/2024
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California ,
Chevron Deference ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
PFAS ,
Railways ,
SCOTUS ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Well Drilling
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday finalized tougher methane reporting standards that could increase the number of oil and gas companies that must pay fees for excess methane emissions....more
5/14/2024
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Biden Administration ,
California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Dams ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Flood Control ,
Flooding ,
Groundwater ,
Methane ,
NOAA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Storm Water ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today designated two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have been used in cookware, carpets, and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stayed new climate-related disclosure requirements pending judicial review, the agency said on Thursday, after criticism from across the political spectrum. The SEC’s...more
4/8/2024
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California ,
Clean Air Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Herbicides ,
PFAS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
Stays ,
Water Supplies
The Biden administration issued a final rule this Wednesday aimed at curbing methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands. Adoption of the rule is its latest action to crack down on emissions of...more
4/1/2024
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California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Cross-Border ,
Department of the Interior ,
Department of Water Resources ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
PFAS ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Well Drilling
A coalition of conservation groups filed a petition on Tuesday asking the California Fish and Game Commission to protect burrowing owl populations in five parts of the state including parts of the Bay Area and the Central...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it is delaying planned rules to curb emissions from existing natural gas plants. The agency said it is still on track to finalize rules for coal-fired power...more
3/4/2024
/ Air Pollution ,
California ,
CARB ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Coast Guard ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FEMA ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Landfills ,
Natural Gas ,
Wastewater
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday set tougher standards for emissions of fine particulate matter or “PM 2.5,” saying the new standards would save thousands of lives nationwide....more
A California appellate panel has handed environmental and community groups a legal victory in their decades-long dispute with the Port of Los Angeles over its failure to enforce air pollution controls at China Shipping's...more
1/29/2024
/ Air Pollution ,
California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Shipping Cargo ,
Waste Management ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
The power to enforce a rule intended to slash air pollution associated with warehouses could one day rest in the hands of citizens who are willing to go to federal court. Several Inland members of Congress recently signed a...more
12/11/2023
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Methane ,
Oil & Gas ,
PFAS ,
Pipelines ,
Reclaimed Water ,
Tribal Lands ,
Water Rights
Federal environmental regulators are taking action that eventually could transform the way motor vehicle tires are manufactured to reduce toxic runoff from 6PPD, a substance used in tire production that kills or harms some...more
11/13/2023
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Bayer ,
California ,
California Air Resources Board ,
Conservation ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fully Protected Species ,
Railroads ,
Toxic Chemicals
The California 2023 Legislative Session ended on September 14, 2023 and presented Governor Gavin Newsom with several important changes to California’s water-related statutes. Newsom had until October 14, 2023 to sign all...more
10/23/2023
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Aircraft ,
California ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Endangered Species ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Governor Newsom ,
PFAS ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rising Sea Levels ,
State and Local Government ,
Water Resources Control Board
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it would investigate the California State Water Resources Control Board (Board) after some Native American tribes and environmental groups complained the...more
In the nation’s first appellate case on the issue, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that the City and County of San Francisco (City) must meet limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for...more
8/7/2023
/ Air Pollution ,
California ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Inland Waterways ,
Pesticides ,
Pollution Control ,
State and Local Government ,
Toxic Chemicals
Twenty-two attorneys general, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, urged a federal court this Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with...more
Idaho has joined a Texas lawsuit over a new interpretation of the Clean Water Act’s “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, alleging that it is too vague, oversteps the bounds of federal authority, and puts the liberties...more
3/6/2023
/ Air Pollution ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contaminated Properties ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Oil Spills ,
Soil ,
Storm Water ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Water Pollution ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday revived a Trump-era Clean Water Act regulation, finding that U.S. District Judge William Alsup erred when vacating a Trump administration revision of the “Clean Water Act 401 Certification...more
The U.S .Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tougher standards for fine particle pollution, sometimes known as soot. The proposed regulations announced on Friday would set maximum levels of 9 to 10 micrograms...more
1/9/2023
/ Air Pollution ,
California ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Conservation ,
Drought ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Levees ,
State and Local Government ,
US Geological Survey ,
Water Management ,
Wildfires
Attorney General Bonta asks plastic bag producers to prove that bags are recyclable - San Francisco Chronicle – November 2 - On Wednesday, Attorney General Rob Bonta sent letters to seven plastic bag producers that supply the...more
California becomes first state to test drinking water for microplastics - San Francisco Chronicle – September 7 - On Wednesday, California became the first state to begin requiring water agencies to test for microplastics,...more
9/13/2022
/ Air Pollution ,
Air Quality Standards ,
Bitcoin Mining ,
Clean Water Act ,
Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Violations ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Oil Spills
Southland air regulators threaten to sue EPA for failure to control federally-regulated emissions sources Bullet - Los Angeles Times - May 10 - The South Coast Air Quality Management District (District), which oversees a...more
5/16/2022
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Biden Administration ,
California Coastal Commission ,
CARB ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Department of Toxic Substances Control ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Governor Newsom ,
Oil & Gas ,
Public Comment