California lawmakers reeling from President Donald Trump’s assault on clean energy are considering a controversial strategy to keep projects on track — slashing environmental permitting further. That ...

Democrats are beginning to dial back some of their signature environmental policies in response to their mounting economic ...

The climate is supposedly a life or death issue, but California Democrats won't let it get in the way of their monopoly on state power.

California Democrats faced backlash from climate change lobbyists and activists over appearing to roll back environmental ...

Lawmakers have options at their fingertips to provide immediate rate relief and address longer-term affordability without any ...

Mary Creasman, chief executive officer of California Environmental Voters, noted that 11 other states, including New York, Massachusetts, and Oregon, have adopted a version of California’s clean ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted California waivers to set its own rules for car and truck emissions since the Clean Air Act was adopted in 1970. The standards the state sets ...

Trump administration's climate rollbacks spark concerns over environmental fallout The Senate on Thursday voted to revoke three vehicle emissions waivers in California, a controversial move that ...

One California race that’s on both parties’ radars is the looming battle in the 13th District. The Central Valley swing seat shifted 16 points from 2020 to 2024 toward Trump, who carried it by ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. California lawmakers are considering AB-609, a bill that would exempt most new housing development from environmental impact reports under the California ...