Trump’s push to undermine clean energy projects is putting new focus on California's environmental laws. California lawmakers reeling from President Donald Trump’s assault on clean energy are ...

The changes to the California Environmental Quality Act could greatly speed up the issuance of building permits.

The landmark environmental bill, CEQA, has been credited with preventing irreversible damage to natural habitats. But it’s also provided an avenue for resistant neighbors to block new housing in urban ...

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a major housing bill to speed construction by easing environmental rules. The state is notorious for ...

California governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that exempts infill housing from environmental review under the state ...

A sweeping reform to the California Environmental Quality Act has divided environmentalists and climate advocates.

New California state laws will make it easier for developers to build housing in areas of Sacramento that are outside ...

California lawmakers approved changes this week to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), first passed in 1970 by ...

The California Environmental Quality Act was signed into law in 1970 by Governor Ronald Reagan, a year after the National Environmental Policy Act was implemented at the federal level.

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