The deadline for suing to stop Kern County from resuming oil and gas permitting passed Monday with no word of a new lawsuit being filed in court, possibly suggesting local petroleum producers might be ...

Experts say the EPA's move to reverse the endangerment finding is dangerous for the nation. But California may have tools to ...

The other side: Kern County permitting director Lorelei Oviatt told the Californian that Earthjustice’s objections in court ...

EPA rollback of climate rules could weaken California’s clean air authority and trigger legal battles over greenhouse gas ...

Senate Bill (SB) 131 includes important California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemptions for qualified advanced manufacturing projects, ...

Explore the ongoing concerns about the oil pipeline in Santa Barbara and its environmental impact after past disasters.

On June 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law significant reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), seeking ...

When big infrastructure projects spring up, one crucial law — the National Environmental Policy Act — has for decades been a ...

Activists with the pro-housing YIMBY movement have scored win after win at the California Legislature in recent years.

Abhiraj Giritharan, a rising 3L at NYU Law and a 2025 summer associate at Michelman & Robinson, contributed to this ...