CAL MATTERS: California sues Trump administration over water protection Cal Matters Policy and regulation February 6, 2018California has joined a group of states suing two federal agencies for suspending a 2015 rule that entitled more bodies...
CAL MATTERS: In California’s Sierra Nevada, putting the trees to work Cal Matters Ecosystems January 23, 2018“What happens in the Sierra Nevada doesn’t stay in the Sierra Nevada.” By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was...
CAL MATTERS: State may adopt wetlands protections rescinded by Trump administration Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 30, 2017In what is becoming a standard call-and-response rejoinder, a California water agency is considering rules to protect state wetlands after...
CAL MATTERS: Trio of state bills would keep federal environmental safeguards here even if feds drop them Cal Matters Policy and regulation February 23, 2017Democrats in the California Legislature, wary of as-yet unknown environmental polices to come from the Trump White House, have moved...
CAL MATTERS: To save SF Bay and its dying Delta, state aims to re-plumb California Cal Matters Policy and regulation November 26, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters The report’s findings were unequivocal: Given the current pace of water diversions, the San Francisco...
CAL MATTERS: Sierra forests turned to brown Cal Matters Ecosystems November 25, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s high country...
CAL MATTERS: Trump administration opposes CA plan for twin water tunnels, then backpedals Cal Matters Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation October 25, 2016The Trump administration announced today that it won’t support a tunnel project to transport water from the California Delta to...
CAL MATTERS: Forests of fatalities: after 70 million tree deaths, worst “still to come” Cal Matters Ecosystems August 10, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Until recently, strolling...
CAL MATTERS: Unfunded or undone: A Trump presidency eyes California policies Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 23, 2016By Cal Matters: As a state bluer than Lake Tahoe in sunlight, California has adopted a slew of progressive policies...