3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (459+ words) California’s celebrated wildlife comeback stories — from the majestic condor to the playful sea otter — owe much of their survival to the federal Endangered Species Act. Now state officials are heading to court to defend that 50-year-old law, arguing that changes…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (459+ words) California’s celebrated wildlife comeback stories — from the majestic condor to the playful sea otter — owe much of their survival to the federal Endangered Species Act. Now state officials are heading to court to defend that 50-year-old law, arguing that changes…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) San Diego County officials are moving forward with an ambitious, locally funded plan to tackle one of Southern California’s most persistent environmental health crises: the decades-long flow of raw sewage from the Tijuana River into South County communities. Board Chair…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (206+ words) Sacramento lawmakers are giving Gov. Gavin Newsom another shot at several proposals he’s already turned down, betting that shifting political winds or new pressure campaigns might change his calculus this time around. The governor faces a Sept. 30 deadline to sign…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (441+ words) California lawmakers have reached an agreement to redirect up to $125 million in climate bond funding toward purchasing Golden Gate Fields, the shuttered 161-acre horse racing venue along the East Bay shoreline, with plans to convert the property into a new…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (970+ words) California lawmakers are once again pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to require data centers to come clean about their water consumption, sending him a pair of bills that could reshape how these sprawling facilities are built across the state — including in…...

2+ week, 27+ min ago   (503+ words) California lawmakers this week followed through on a promise made a year ago, sending Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that tightens a controversial exemption to the state’s environmental review process — one that critics say had opened the door to hazardous…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (560+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing a late-session legislative maneuver that would carve out special treatment for a Santa Monica development tied to one of his longtime campaign donors, drawing sharp criticism from environmental groups and local lawmakers alike. A draft…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (580+ words) The way America fights wildfires has swung back and forth for nearly a century, and it appears to be swinging again. For much of the early 1900s, wildfires operated on something close to a deadline. After a series of devastating blazes,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (444+ words) California environmental regulators have rolled out a revised version of the state’s pollution-mapping tool, and the update is drawing sharp criticism from community groups in the Bay Area who say it could cost their neighborhoods badly needed cleanup dollars — a…...