President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at rapidly expanding timber production in national forests across ...

The United States has a big housing problem.According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce "a severe shortage of more than ...

A new bill by Oakland Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks would exempt most urban housing developments from the 55-year-old California Environmental Quality Act. If it passes — a big if, even in ...

Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.

Nearly 50 community and conservation organizations are warning California lawmakers about a dangerous bill that would severely weaken a landmark environmental law that has helped protect the state’s ...

This week marks the beginning of our Earth Day coverage, highlighting significant environmental news and legislative updates that will shape California's future. From legislative reforms to community ...

The California Environmental Quality Act has required projects to identify impacts and solutions for 55 years. Some housing ...

Newsom's suspension of California’s landmark environmental regulations to fast-track utility infrastructure rebuilding in wildfire-affected areas, is a direct attack on democracy, environmental ...

Gov. Newsom waived CEQA and the California Coastal Act for utilities working to rebuild, and move infrastructure underground, in the Palisades and Eaton fire areas.

The new lawsuit comes amid a flurry of litigation as offshore drilling threatens to return to the same Santa Barbara pipeline ...

A package of 22 bills would address the “bureaucratic delay and legal loopholes” that lawmakers say slow down housing development ...