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

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

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

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

The bills passed with strong support in both the California State Assembly and Senate as part of the state budget process.

In 1970, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was passed to "create and maintain conditions under which man and ...

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

The budget trailer bills shaking up CEQA don’t kill the statute completely, but they make housing projects a whole lot easier.

Last Friday, it was unclear whether Newsom would win this game of brinksmanship. By the end of the day Monday, however, the ...

The social and economic costs of leaving CEQA intact became too high. With Gavin Newsom nearing the end of his governorship, he decided to confront the issue squarely.

This Editorial Board has long called for far-reaching CEQA reform. We still believe—more strongly than ever—that the Legislature needs to revisit and revise (or dump) the law in its entirety.

This Editorial Board has long called for far-reaching CEQA reform. We still believe—more strongly than ever—that the Legislature needs to revisit and revise (or dump) the law in its entirety.