California officials tweaked one of America’s most draconian environmental laws, but the adjustments will do little to ...

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rammed two bills through the state legislature overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act, a 1970s-era law viewed by critics as spurring a housing shortage due ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed legislation Monday paring down the state’s landmark environmental review laws in a bid to cut red tape and make housing more accessible. As part of his ...

In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January — some of the most expensive and destructive blazes in ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will remake California’s landmark environmental protection rules LOS ANGELES -- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California's landmark ...

Newsom on legislation: 'Too urgent, too important' California has long been considered a national pioneer for environmental action, as changes to its signature impact review law come at a time ...

An infamous, decades-old environmental law in California is finally in for a revamping. On Monday, following the passage of the state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills that aim to change ...

California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday passed major changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in what ...

Landmark CA environmental law rolled back by Newsom, state legislature. For years, many have blamed the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the state’s housing crisis. Will rolling it back ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California's landmark environmental protection rules that he says is essential to address the state's critical housing shortage and long-running ...

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