Environmental and Policy Focus: EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approve new definition of "waters of the United States" - Allen Matkins - May 27:
The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on May...more
5/30/2015
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Drought ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Farms ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil Spills ,
Plastic Bag Bans ,
Power Plants ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water Usage ,
Waters of the United States
Environmental and Policy Focus - Crews struggle to clean up oil spill near Santa Barbara: KQED - May 21:
Crews will begin excavating the 24-inch pipeline that ruptured Tuesday, unleashing a flow of crude oil that has...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - California approves sweeping urban water cuts: U-T San Diego - May 5:
On May 5, the State Water Resources Control Board voted to approve mandatory water cuts of up to 36 percent for...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: Governor Brown touts aggressive plan to cut greenhouse gases: KPCC - Apr 29:
California would aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under a plan announced Wednesday by...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Army Corps jurisdictional determinations subject to pre-permit judicial review, Eighth Circuit says - Allen Matkins - Apr 13:
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers imposition of federal...more
4/20/2015
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Condemnation ,
Construction Industry ,
Drought ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Forest Service ,
High-Speed Rail ,
Jurisdiction ,
Nestle ,
Public Projects ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Water Supplies
Environmental and Policy Focus: Desperate from drought, California turns to desalination: Bloomberg - Apr 8:
As California battled its last severe drought in the early 1990s, Santa Barbara spent $34 million on a...more
Environmental and Policy Focus:Governor Brown issues executive order requiring statewide mandatory water restrictions - Allen Matkins - Apr 3:
Responding to severely depleted water supplies and a record low snowpack at...more
4/6/2015
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China ,
Contamination ,
Dow Chemical ,
Drought ,
Emergency Response ,
Executive Orders ,
Jerry Brown ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
Shell Oil ,
Water ,
Water Conservation
Environmental and Policy Focus - Governor Brown, top lawmakers unveil emergency drought legislation: Los Angeles Times - Mar 19:
Governor Jerry Brown and top lawmakers from both parties announced Thursday a $1 billion...more
3/23/2015
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Drought ,
Emergency Response ,
Jerry Brown ,
Monsanto ,
Proposed Legislation ,
San Diego ,
San Diego Assoc of Governments (SANDAG) ,
Solar Farm ,
Surface Transportation ,
Water Conservation
Environmental and Policy Focus: California lawmakers introduce sweeping new measures to increase renewable energy, cut fossil fuel use - San Jose Mercury News - Feb 10:
Last Tuesday, California lawmakers unveiled a...more
2/24/2015
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Aviation Industry ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Water Act ,
Disney ,
Drought ,
Electricity ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Water ,
Water Supplies
Environmental and Policy Focus -
California needs 11 trillion gallons of water to recover from the drought: Los Angeles Times - Jan 17:
A series of recent rainstorms helped deposit needed moisture to California,...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - California drought-relief bill passes House: SFGate.com - Dec 9:
On December 9, the House approved a bill designed to give state and federal agencies authority to move more water in...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: Coastal California residents using far less water - Associated Press - Nov 4:
Residents in coastal communities use far less water than their inland counterparts, but still find ways to...more
12/8/2014
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Automotive Industry ,
CEQA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Drought ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
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Hyundai ,
Kia ,
San Diego ,
SCAQMD ,
Water
Environmental and Policy Focus - Heat, drought worsen smog in California, stalling decades of progress: Los Angeles Times - Nov 10:
Heat and extreme drought have worsened smog in California over the last year, stalling...more
11/18/2014
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Chemical Safety Board ,
DOGGR ,
Drought ,
Eminent Domain ,
Environmental Policies ,
Farms ,
High-Speed Rail ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pesticides ,
Refineries ,
Well Drilling
Environmental and Policy Focus - Coastal California residents using far less water: Associated Press - Nov 4:
Residents in coastal communities use far less water than their inland counterparts, but still find ways to...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: Federal Appeals Court rejects challenge to new highway linking LA and Long Beach - Courthouse News Service - Oct 31:
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court ruling...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: House GOP bill would speed up environmental reviews: KPCC - Sep 9:
As negotiations over compromise drought legislation flounder in Congress, House Republicans are pursuing an alternative...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: Federal agency to resume leasing for hydraulic fracturing in California: ABC News - Aug 28:
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will resume issuing oil and gas leases next year for...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Governor proposes $6 billion water bond for California: Bloomberg - Aug 6:
California Governor Jerry Brown has called on lawmakers to put a $6 billion “no-frills” bond measure on the...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - State Lands Commission files suit to overturn S.F.'s Prop. B: SFGate.com - Jul 15:
The State Lands Commission filed suit Tuesday to overturn San Francisco's voter-approved limits on...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Second leg of California bullet-train line approved: SFGate.com - Jun 27:
On June 27, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation gave its approval for work to begin on the second leg...more
7/10/2014
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California Air Resources Board ,
Cap-and-Trade ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drought ,
High-Speed Rail ,
Offsets ,
Surface Transportation ,
Surface Transportation Board ,
Trains ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Water ,
Water Resources Control Board
Environmental and Policy Focus - Kings County lawsuit challenges Fresno-Bakersfield high-speed rail: Fresno Bee - Jun 5:
The Kings County Board of Supervisors, the Farm Bureau, and a group of county residents filed...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - California drought: plan would reverse aqueduct flow to send water back to farms: San Jose Mercury News - May 8:
Water has flowed from Northern California's snow-capped peaks to the...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - DWR must acquire properties before testing tunnel for diversion of water to Southern California -
CourtHouse News - Mar 17:
A California appellate court ruled last week that, before...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - California lawmakers pass $687 billion drought plan -- San Francisco CBS Local - Feb 27:
California lawmakers have passed a $687 million plan to provide immediate relief to...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Sens. Feinstein, Boxer propose emergency drought legislation: SFGate - Feb 13:
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer proposed emergency drought legislation Tuesday ahead of President...more