New exemptions to a major environmental law "will unambiguously reduce the time frame" for development, experts say.

For decades, the state’s landmark environmental law made it easy to block home construction. A new law changes that.

The landmark California environmental legislation that lawmakers have voted to walk back will allow for crucial ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rolled back a 54-year-old landmark environmental protection law to aid ...

After a decade of intense debating California overhauls CEQA, its landmark environmental law with hopes of making the state ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators passed a major reform of the California Environmental Quality Act on Monday. The ...

In a legislative battle a decade in the making, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California ...

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

California aims to eliminate ultra-processed foods from schools by 2035, driven by health concerns and bipartisan support.

Forever chemicals are a threat to public health. They can sicken people who regularly eat fish tainted by the chemicals or ...

NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Agriculture industry activists are pushing back against President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” ...

It’s not uncommon nowadays to fill a glass of water from your tap and wonder what chemicals and contaminants may be lurking ...