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

Declaring a state of emergency, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday suspended two landmark state environmental laws to expedite fire prevention measures.

Gavin Newsom signed two bills paring down CEQA, California's landmark environmental review laws, in a bid to cut red tape and make housing more accessible.

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

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

California lawmakers on Monday night rolled back one of the most stringent environmental laws in the country, after Gov. Gavin Newsom muscled through the effort in a dramatic move to combat the ...

Gov. Newsom signed two bills Monday that roll back parts of California's landmark environmental law in a push to accelerate housing development.

Declaring a state of emergency, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday suspended two landmark state environmental laws to expedite measures he said were needed to protect communities against deva… ...