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Environmental groups raise concerns about amendments to California landfill rule
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (161+ words) By Alex Nieves | 04/24/2026 06: 43 AM EDT State regulators passed the nation's strictest rules for controlling methane leaks from landfills in November. Now, those may be changing. What happened: The Coalition for Clean Air, Environmental Defense Fund and other groups sent a…...
Under fire in California governor's race, Tom Steyer leans into climate
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (189+ words) By Camille von Kaenel | 04/24/2026 06: 44 AM EDT The candidate is using his climate record to pitch himself as a progressive in a narrowing Democratic field. Billionaire Tom Steyer is leaning in to his climate creds to lock down a progressive lane…...
Labor, business groups launch effort to extend California's nuclear plant
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (175+ words) By Noah Baustin | 04/24/2026 07: 03 AM EDT The Diablo Canyon Power Plant only has permission to operate through 2030. The Diablo Canyon Power Plant sits on California's Central Coast. Laura Dickinson/The Tribune via AP A behind-the-scenes effort to persuade California lawmakers to…...
California Senate committee rejects climate liability, wildfire insurance proposals
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (270+ words) By Nicole Norman, Camille von Kaenel | 04/24/2026 06: 44 AM EDT The state Senate Insurance Committee refused to advance two major bills that would have recouped rising property insurance costs from oil and gas companies and required insurance companies to cover homes in…...
Enviros to Calif. regulators: Crack down on data center diesel
19+ hour, 46+ min ago (171+ words) By Ariel Wittenberg | 04/23/2026 01: 11 PM EDT Nearly 20 environmental justice groups say current air pollution standards aren't adequate for the region's data center boom. Sunlight illuminates homes in San Francisco, with the city's skyline in the background, on Oct. 17, 2025. Godofredo A. V'squez/AP…...
Trump hosts Los Angeles leaders to discuss fire relief
20+ hour, 50+ min ago (188+ words) By Liam Dillon | 04/23/2026 12: 06 PM EDT Mayor Karen Bass and County Supervisor Kathryn Barger met with the president in the White House. Gov. Gavin Newsom disputes he's being cut out of conversations. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (left), President Donald Trump…...
Bill to ease clean air rules for prescribed fire clears House
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (204+ words) By Marc Heller | 04/23/2026 06: 15 AM EDT Lawmakers OK'd a measure to declare prescribed fires as "exceptional events" that won't punish communities for Clean Air Act exceedances. Firefighters with California State Parks monitor a prescribed burn at Wilder Ranch State Park near…...
States look to curb sky-high salaries of utility CEOs
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (627+ words) By Arianna Skibell | 04/23/2026 06: 37 AM EDT Maryland this year capped how much ratepayers can be charged to pay the wages of utility employees. Chris Womack, CEO of Southern Co. , speaks on May 31, 2024, in Waynesboro, Georgia. Mike Stewart/AP Rising electricity rates…...
Wiener weakens climate liability bill to clear key Calif. Senate hurdle
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (149+ words) By Camille von Kaenel | 04/23/2026 06: 45 AM EDT A late-night deal wins over moderate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee. State Sen. Scott Wiener (D) said the bill still represents a milestone despite its weakened form. Jeff Chiu/AP SACRAMENTO, California " State Sen. Scott…...
California deforestation is among the world's worst from wildfires
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (123+ words) By Chelsea Harvey | 04/23/2026 06: 47 AM EDT A new study warns that efforts to replant trees aren't keeping up with the state's intensifying blazes. Flames leap above trees as the Park Fire burns in Tehama County, California, in 2024. Noah Berger/AP California…...