California

SACRAMENTO – A federal court today cleared the way for California’s updated light bulb efficiency standards to take effect tomorrow, thwarting attempts by the lighting industry to block them.

SACRAMENTO – Two lighting industry trade associations are suing California in a desperate attempt to block the state’s updated light bulb efficiency standards from going into effect on January 1.

LOS ANGELES – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a lawsuit yesterday alleging that more than half of all cities and counties in California have failed to comply with the sta

SACRAMENTO – A coalition of fishing and conservation groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s Endangered Species Act permits (known as biological opinions) for the operations of the Central Valley

SACRAMENTO – The State of California just announced new safeguards against oil and gas exploration, including a moratorium on cyclic steaming. 

The following is a statement from Ann Alexander, a senior attorney at Natural Resources Defense Council:

SAN FRANCISCO – The Trump administration announced another lawsuit against the state of California today for participating in the Western Climate Initiative, a cap-and-trade emissions reduction program with western states and Quebec. 

SACRAMENTO – California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1 the California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019 today, after the bill passed by wide margins in both the State Senate and Assembly. 

SAN FRANCISCO – The Trump Administration sent a letter to California Governor  Gavin Newsom with claims that California is failing to live up to its Clean Water obligations. The letter comes a week after the Trump Administration threatened to withdraw infrastructure money for the state.

IRVINE – Taco Bell today announced a new policy limiting antibiotic use in its beef supplies—committing to a 25% reduction in all medically important drugs, but allowing for a lengthy six-year implementation timeline, omitting details about how reductions will be measured, and failing to include