Gov. Gavin Newsom sidestepped a lengthy political battle when he signed sweeping changes recently to the California ...

For over fifty years, the California Environmental Quality Act—CEQA—stood as a pillar of the state’s environmental identity. But what began as a ...

Governor Newsom reforms California's costly environmental regulations while facing challenges in waste management and housing ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators passed a major reform of the California Environmental Quality Act on Monday. The ...

Without Newsom's efforts, major reforms to California's stifling environmental laws would have died on the vine.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's strong-arm tactics to advance two unpopular California Environmental Quality Act reform bills by tying ...

Much is discussed every year in the Legislature about how the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) needs reform. But the calls for ...

Last Friday, it was unclear whether Newsom would win this game of brinksmanship. By the end of the day Monday, however, the governor had succeeded. The Legislature overwhelmingly passed what ended up ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed SB 406, a bill that aims to eliminate certain redundant CEQA environmental reviews for affordable housing projects. The new legislation adds to a long ...

Newsom said that with the federal funds and CEQA reform, California can “do something that we haven’t done since the 1950s and 60s” and complete a series of major public infrastructure projects.

Gov. Gavin Newsom introduces CEQA reform package aimed at fast-tracking infrastructure projects expand FILE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his 2022 State of the State address.