Farmers in southern Tulare County will face greater scrutiny for groundwater pumping after the state placed the region on probation following a lengthy hearing in Sacramento on Tuesday....more
9/20/2024
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During arguments on Wednesday in the most significant environmental dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court this year, the Court's conservative justices expressed skepticism over the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to...more
2/26/2024
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The future of California water storage reached a major milestone on Thursday with the finalization of plans for the Sites Reservoir in Northern California. The reservoir would be the second largest off-stream reservoir in the...more
11/6/2023
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The Biden administration proposed new regulations this Thursday that, if enacted, would aggressively limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The move stands to force major changes in the energy sector and is likely...more
Companies that generate a billion dollars or more a year doing business in California would be required to publicly release their carbon emissions data under a bill introduced Monday by State Senator Scott Wiener. Supporters...more
EPA directs states to steer new water infrastructure funding to disadvantaged areas - Bullet M Live – March 9 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued a memorandum to guide billions of dollars in...more
3/11/2022
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Bayer bid to end Roundup suits draws U.S. Supreme Court inquiry -
Bloomberg – December 13 -
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest in Bayer AG’s bid to stop thousands of lawsuits claiming that its top-selling...more
12/20/2021
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Governor Newsom moves to ban hydraulic fracturing by 2024 -
NPR – April 23 -
Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans last Friday to ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, by 2024 as part of a longer-term...more
2021 Land Use, Environmental & Natural Resources Update -
Allen Matkins – March 25 -
With the end of the first quarter of 2021 approaching, we thought it timely to issue an update on selected recent developments and...more
3/26/2021
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Deb Haaland confirmed as first Native American Cabinet secretary -
NPR – March 15 -
Deb Haaland, a member of New Mexico's Laguna Pueblo, has become the first Native American Cabinet secretary in U.S. history. The...more
Trump administration reverses migratory bird protections -
Bullet The New York Times – December 21 -
The U.S. Department of the Interior this Tuesday finalized a reversal of protections for wild birds under the 1918...more
1/8/2021
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White House directs agencies to relax enforcement -
Los Angeles Times – September 9 -
A memorandum produced by the White House Office of Management and Budget and sent to federal agency heads last week instructs them to...more
9/11/2020
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Congress sends landmark conservation bill to White House -
Bullet The New York Times – July 22 -
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a measure that, for the first time, guarantees maximum annual funding...more
7/24/2020
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Bayer to pay more than $10B to resolve lawsuits over Roundup, PCBs, and Dicamba -
Bullet NPR – June 24 -
Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to end tens of thousands of lawsuits filed over its Roundup weedkiller, the...more
6/26/2020
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Governor Newsom proposes new plan for San Joaquin River Delta -
Governor Gavin Newsom revealed a novel approach Tuesday to managing the San Joaquin River Delta that would keep more water in the fragile delta while restoring...more
2/10/2020
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U.S. Supreme Court leans toward disallowing private party remedy claims in Montana Superfund case -
Reuters – December 3 -
U.S. Supreme Court justices this Tuesday appeared inclined to shield a unit of BP Plc, a...more
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EPA repeals Obama-era water protections -
Reuters – September 12 -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced the repeal of the 2015 Waters of the United States (or “WOTUS”) rule,...more
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BLM to open federal lands in Central California to expanded oil and gas drilling -
Los Angeles Times - May 9 -
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced finalized plans last Thursday to open 725,500 acres...more
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California sues Trump Administration for auto emissions data -
San Francisco Chronicle - April 5 -
The California Air Resources Board sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway...more
..Within the month, the State Board will issue orders requiring investigation of potential PFAS contamination, a widely used class of chemicals, at more than a thousand California facilities.
..Phase I targets airports and...more
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Interior Secretary Zinke resigns amid investigations -
WASHINGTON POST - Dec 15 Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke submitted his resignation to the White House on Saturday after facing pressure to step...more
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As states near deal on Colorado River shortage, California looks at water cuts of as much as 8% -
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Oct 10 After years of negotiations, California, Arizona, and Nevada, three of the...more
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Bureau of Reclamation looks to rewrite rules for Delta water -
THE SACRAMENTO BEE - Aug 23 In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Bureau) served notice to California officials on August 17...more
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Trump administration to freeze fuel-efficiency requirements in move likely to spur legal battle with states -
THE WASHINGTON POST - Aug 2 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S....more
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EPA takes next step toward replacing Obama-era climate rule -
THE HILL - Jul 10 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday sent a proposed rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants...more