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by CalMatters, CalMatters Network May 2, 2023 Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Guest Commentary written by Matt Vespa Matt Vespa is a senior attorney at Earthjustice. A federal appeals court recently dealt a
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After a tour of Friant Dam and a local dairy farm site that has been damaged from recent floods, the Republican-controlled House Committee on Natural Resources will hold a legislative field hearing in Tulare today at 2 p.m. to launch two controversial bills that environmental groups say are designed
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Newsom, Consumer Watchdog hammer out deal Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog and the Governor’s Office just announced that Governor Newsom and California legislative leaders have reached a deal to move forward a new oil refiner accountability law, including a price gouging penalty, before the legislature adjourns on April 1.
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Deep regulatory capture by Big Oil from top to bottom SACRAMENTO, CA— As regulatory capture by Big Oil and Big Gas becomes deeper and deeper in the supposedly “green” state of California, climate activists with the Last Chance Alliance held a protest at noon on March 17 outside the California
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River City Waterways Alliance makes plea to Supervisors During today’s Sacramento County Board of Supervisors regular meeting, advocates for the American and Sacramento rivers waterway proposed an ordinance to mitigate waste flow. The three people speaking at the meeting were the River City Waterways Alliance members. That group has
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San Francisco — State and federal fishery managers, in a presentation given to the salmon industry in Oregon on February 27, estimate there are only 169,800 Sacramento River Basin fall-run salmon in the ocean now. This is likely too few to allow much, if any, fishing in 2023, according to
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On February 13, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a controversial executive order that he claimed protects the state’s water supplies “from the impacts of climate-driven extremes in weather” by waiving environmental standards that require more water to be released into the Delta to protect salmon, Delta smelt and other
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Can an Ohio-like derailment occur here? By Michael Monasky | Guest contributor | Two Union Pacific freight trains shuttled black toxic liquid cars through Old Town Elk Grove on Saturday, February 18, 2023. At about noon, 23 toxic tank cars passed; at about 12:30 pm, another 37 toxic black tank cars
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By Alastair Bland, CalMatters | In summary Facing criticism that stormwater flowed out to sea, the governor asked the water board to waive rules designed to protect salmon and other endangered fish. Environmentalists call it “a breakdown of law and order” while growers laud it as a way to ensure more
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Breaks 2008 profit record Although gasoline prices have eased in the last several weeks, the memories of $6/gallon are still fresh memories for many motorists. It was in this market for $6 gasoline that energy behemoth Exxon Mobil made record profits. Houston-based Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported profits of $56
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Garbage cans being inspected randomly During his administrative report during the Wednesday, January 25 Elk Grove City Council meeting, City Manager Jason Berhmann reported garbage inspections in Elk Grove are underway. Behrmann said the city’s contracted garbage collector, Republic Services, was randomly inspecting residents’ organic garbage containers. Those who