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

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

Though Newsom promised a swift rebuild after the Palisades fire, signed multiple executive orders and suspended some CEQA reviews to expedite recovery, reconstruction has lagged.

California has made significant changes to a law from the 1970s that was considered landmark legislation in protecting the environment.

In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January — some of the most expensive and destructive blazes in ...

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

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will remake California’s landmark environmental protection rules LOS ANGELES -- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California's ...

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.

An infamous, decades-old environmental law in California is finally in for a revamping. On Monday, following the passage of the state budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills that aim to change ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law an overhaul of California's landmark environmental protection rules that he says is essential to address the state's critical housing shortage and long-running ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that will remake California’s landmark environmental protection rules.