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Housing bills in California often face fierce opposition from construction unions, but this time, the carpenters’ union went ...

A California environmental law makes it ‘too damn hard’ to build. But do Democrats have the will to reform it? Trade unions often use the threat of a CEQA lawsuit to extract concessions from ...

After a decade of battling, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.

At the latest Capitol Weekly-University of California Student and Policy Center conference this week, “California and AI,” ...

California lawmakers are set to vote Monday on two controversial bills that would scale back the state’s signature environmental protection law, which a growing chorus of critics blame for ...

Why these environmental groups still aren't endorsing Harris California's environmental justice groups are largely staying quiet on Vice President Kamala Harris as she pursues the presidency.

Two bills endorsed by Gov. Gavin Newsom would be the most transformative changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in generations, experts said. Lawmakers hope reforms will unleash a ...

California urgently needs to improve its soil. Better soil produces healthier food, but it also holds more water—a boon for a wildfire state with depleted groundwater. Better soil also holds more ...

California and environmental groups sued Exxon over plastics. Now Exxon is striking back. In a retaliatory lawsuit, Exxon says claims against it are motivated by “sordid for-profit incentives ...