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California Housing to Change Under New Law: What to Know
The new housing legislation effectively weakens the California Environmental Quality Act, known as CEQA, allowing for some ...
California makes major changes to the state's landmark environmental law to build more housing
California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday passed major changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in what ...
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Ancient Himalayan village relocates as climate shifts reshape daily life
Retreating glaciers - rivers of ice shrinking back as the world warms - are the most tangible and direct evidence of climate change. Up to 80% of the glacier volume in the Hindu Kush and Himalayas ...
California Rolls Back Its Landmark Environmental Law
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers scaled back a law that was vilified for its role in California’s housing shortage and ...
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In a boon to developers, California budget includes sweeping rollback to CEQA environmental laws
Major changes to the California Environmental Quality Act include an exemption for high-tech industrial plants and other ...
A leafy capital known for scorching summers faces 'mass abandonment' over new deadly flooding threat
California's capital Sacramento could experience 'mass abandonment' in the coming years due to a rising threat.
EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump
More than 170 EPA employees put their names to the document, with about 100 more signing anonymously out of fear of ...
Solar Minigrid Brings Light and Hope to a Goma Neighborhood, Offering Blueprint for Rest of Congo
A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a ...
Lawmakers are acting on CEQA now, voters might be next
Lawmakers in Sacramento appear poised to pass two ambitious bills aimed at reforming California’s environmental review ...