Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed an executive order suspending parts of the Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act to aid homeowners rebuilding after losses in last week's ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted California's environmental review process for building laws for victims who lost their homes during the wildfire.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed ... While the state’s powerful environmental groups are fiercely protective of any attempts to amend C.E.Q.A. or the Coastal Act, the laws are routinely ...

The order signed by Newsom temporarily suspends the California Environmental Quality Act and ... s executive order validates that these laws are in fact abused to cause delay and increase costs ...

Landmark California environmental laws will be suspended for wildfire victims seeking to rebuild their homes and businesses, according to an executive order signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.