Legislative

• Governor Brown Proposes 2012-'13 Budget 01.11.2012
• Senators request quick action on pesticide bill 12.15.2011
• Feinstein signs on to bill banning Frankenfish 10.20.2011
• Beach water testing gets boost 10.11.2011
• Brown signs water re-use bill 10.11.2011
• Brown signs slate of clean drinking water bills 10.10.2011
• Governor Signs Noteworthy CEQA Legislation 09.29.2011
• Amid Budget and Jobs Concerns, Victories for Public Health, Sharks, Clean Water, Job Stimulus and Energy Efficiency in California’s 2011 Legislative Session 09.12.2011
• Legislature Approves Controversial CEQA 'Reforms' 09.12.2011
• Congress debates over water rights 09.09.2011
• Wolk bill to reduce reliance on Delta goes to Governor 09.08.2011
• Calif. would be first state to ban foam containers 08.30.2011
• California shark fin ban advances 08.26.2011
• Jerry Brown removing GOP appointees from key water panel 08.22.2011
• Pregnant California women show high levels of flame retardant 08.11.2011
• Lawmakers aim to overrule court on water runoff 08.02.2011
• A Shark Frenzy? 08.02.2011
• Legislative riders target environmental protections 07.29.2011
• Brown prolongs freeze on suction dredge mining 07.27.2011
• State's water quality, fisheries in jeopardy with proposed bill 07.25.2011
• Bill would limit copper-based boat paint 07.21.2011
• Marine scientists focus on forage fish 07.18.2011
• Statement of Administration Policy on H.R. 2018 - Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act 07.13.2011
• House votes to limit EPA's say over state water standards 07.13.2011
• University study uncovers false salmon labeling 07.11.2011
• Human right to water bill passes through Senate committee 07.08.2011
• Feinstein calls for changes in federal flood insurance law 06.29.2011
• House Panel Fast-Tracks Bill to Divest EPA of Regulatory Power Over Water 06.23.2011
• A Sneaky Attack on Clean Water Rules 06.17.2011
• Fracking bill would provide insight into oil field practice 06.14.2011
• California rushing to an end of gold mining? 06.13.2011
• Legislation would extend ban on gold mining technique through 2016 06.08.2011
• Distaste widening for shark's fin soup 06.06.2011
• Bill to stop river project draws powerful foes 06.06.2011
• Catch-22 in California budget language may doom suction dredge mining 06.03.2011
• 'Fracking' for oil prompts questions about local oversight, contamination 06.03.2011
• Assembly Oks bill on sale of Sacramento's treated wastewater 06.02.2011
• Shark Protection Bill Lands in Senate 05.31.2011
• Wieckowski Bill to Improve Enforcement Against Polluters Passes Assembly 05.23.2011
• Governor Brown Unveils Revised Budget 05.16.2011
• California legislators cut $1.8 million suction dredge mining program 05.16.2011
• Marine toxin targeted by state Senate 05.09.2011
• Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Require Labels on Frankenfish 05.05.2011
• Clean water advocates try again for reform 05.03.2011
• Bill to Expedite and Improve Enforcement Against Polluters Passes Assembly Committee 04.28.2011
• Water agencies would be taxed under state bill 04.28.2011
• California Fish and Game struggles to rewrite rules for dredge gold mining 04.25.2011
• Wolk bill to reduce reliance on freshwater from Delta moves forward 04.18.2011
• Federal cuts could hurt local programs 04.13.2011
• A Battle to Reverse California's Methyl Iodide Approval 04.05.2011
• Advocates Flood the Capitol Today to Support Smart Ocean Policy 04.04.2011
• Costa bill aims to increase delta pumping 03.29.2011
• People: Week of March 28 03.26.2011
• GOP lawmakers threaten to withhold votes unless environmental rules are rewritten 03.16.2011
• Huffman Receives Coastal Protection Award 03.11.2011
• Soup Without Fins? Some Californians Simmer 03.05.2011
• Assemblymembers Fong And Huffman Fighting To Save Sharks 02.25.2011
• California Looks to Stop Shark Fin Soup Sales 02.23.2011
• Rainwater Capture Act Could Strengthen California's Fragile Water Supply 02.22.2011
• Legislation To Ban Sale, Possession of Shark Fins In California 02.22.2011
• State bill would extend sea otter fund program 02.21.2011
• Calif. Legislation Would Ban Shark Finning 02.15.2011
• Bill exempts municipal fireworks displays from Coastal Act 02.07.2011
• Gov. Jerry Brown is facing tricky environmental and energy issues in California 01.31.2011
• Don't give stadiums a pass on environmental laws 01.25.2011
• Steinberg Announces Committee Member Assignments 01.24.2011
• Steinberg wants big review to kill regulations 01.21.2011
• In with the old, in with the new: inauguration day for Brown and Quan 01.03.2011
• Report: Former Santa Cruz legislator John Laird named to the top natural resources post by Jerry Brown 01.02.2011
• Congress moves to reduce lead in drinking water 12.17.2010
• GOP plans strategy to stymie EPA 12.01.2010
• My question to California voters: What were you thinking? 11.11.2010
• Cities, counties tread cautiously in wake of Prop. 26 11.07.2010
• Calif.'s Little-Noticed Prop 26 Squeaks Through in Dead of Night 11.03.2010
• State Sen. Jenny Oropeza dead at 53 10.21.2010
• Investor groups balk at oil companies' support of Prop. 23 10.13.2010
• Meg Whitman wants to "fix" California's global warming law 10.13.2010
• Prop. 23: Suspending Attempt to Reduce Greenhouse Gas 10.11.2010
• Old casino bill tarnishes Boser's green image 10.10.2010
• Calif. initiative a test for national climate law 10.05.2010
• Governor ponders bill to rescue oil spill fund 09.16.2010
• Chevron may be seeking exemption from state environmental laws for its refinery rebuilding project 09.06.2010
• Calif. rejects ban on plastic shopping bags 09.01.2010
• Follow-up: Retailers push sponsored bill to avoid environmental law 08.31.2010
• Chemical industry targets lawmakers over plastic bag ban 08.27.2010
• Toil and trouble: The Capitol seethes as the deadline looms 08.26.2010
• Plastic bag ban center of war between enviros, plastics industry 08.24.2010
• Bill would tell state how much of its water goes to bottlers 08.23.2010
• Chevron may seek Capitol assist in closing days of legislative session 08.23.2010
• Essay: Water grab 08.19.2010
• Something's not right about this California water deal 08.18.2010
• Dan Walters: Water bond violated unwritten Capitol rule 08.11.2010
• California water bond pushed back to 2012 08.10.2010
• Legislation takes shape to delay water bond to 2012 ballot 08.06.2010
• A push to rein in lobbyist leverage 07.20.2010
• Water bond’s ripples awash in the Capitol 07.15.2010
• Critics blast governor's state board vacancies 07.14.2010
• Lobbyists Pull Out Checkbooks to Overturn CA Emission Law 07.13.2010
• How our laws are really made 07.10.2010
• Dan Walters: What's next for the water bond? 07.05.2010
• Some lobstermen want to tax themselves 07.05.2010
• Governor wants $11 billion water bond removed from November ballot 06.29.2010
• State budget: Three plans, no deal 06.27.2010
• Environmental issues, pot legalization on ballot 06.25.2010
• Go eco-friendly with DIY grocery bags 06.19.2010
• California lawmakers seek fix to $11B water bond 06.18.2010
• Crackdown on copper: threat to wildlife, water 06.13.2010
• PG&E's customers vote down Prop. 16 06.10.2010
• Measure to raise vehicle fee for California park funding qualifies for November ballot 06.10.2010
• Bill would brake on bay's copper pollution 06.06.2010
• Assembly OKs ban on single-use plastic bags 06.02.2010
• Assembly passes bill banning plastic bags 06.02.2010
• Plastic Bag Bill Ban Moves Ahead In Sacramento 06.01.2010
• The question is still in the bag: Paper or plastic? 05.31.2010
• Sacramento wrangling over water bond money 05.24.2010
• BERRYHILL: Water bond does many things, except make sense 05.20.2010
• Doubts Grow Over California's Drought 05.19.2010
• Drought label stays, and some blame politics 05.16.2010
• Regional Water head stepping down 05.12.2010
• Calif. lawmakers reject hurdle for delta canal 04.27.2010
• Dollars and Daggers in California's Energy Battles 04.26.2010
• Abel Maldonado confirmed as lieutenant governor 04.26.2010
• SCENARIOS-Challenges to California climate change law 04.26.2010
• Bill to fund efforts to restore bay's wetlands 04.23.2010
• Letters from our Readers: California water bond would be bad for budget 04.22.2010
• Environmental groups turn in 760,000 signatures for November ballot measure to fund parks 04.19.2010
• The Nation’s Big Water Repair Bill 04.11.2010
• LAO: A heavy hitter in the fight over environmental issues 04.08.2010
• Calif. Climate Law Under Assault in Poor Economy 04.04.2010
• The outdoors, made greater 03.24.2010
• Assembly approves smoking ban at state parks and beaches 03.22.2010
• DOJ to state agencies: pay up 03.17.2010
• Jobs at any price? 02.28.2010
• Feinstein amendment is a water grab 02.26.2010
• State’s environmental rules may be eased for major projects 02.25.2010
• State’s main environmental law targeted on broad front in Capitol 02.23.2010
• Humble salmon would be elevated to official state fish 02.22.2010
• Farmworkers against California water bond 02.22.2010
• Democrats vs Democrat in California's water wars 02.18.2010
• Two paths: Ballot, budget targeted in dispute over state parks funding 02.04.2010
• Poll: Californians say state is on wrong course 01.27.2010
• Science panel's review of California water woes prompts fight 01.21.2010
• Editorial: PG&E makes a new power grab 01.19.2010
• California Assembly committee approves oil tax bill 01.12.2010
• Dems cool to suspension of global warming regulations 01.11.2010
• Sen. Lois Wolk: Time to fix the 'Delta fix' 01.10.2010
• In State of the State address, Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils an ambitious wish list 01.07.2010
• Transcript of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivering State of the State addres 01.06.2010
• The Oh Decade: Old water policies limit choices for future 12.30.2009
• As Drought Persists, Pressure Is on Central Valley Lawmakers 12.16.2009
• O.C. nominees fail to nab Coastal Commission spot 12.09.2009
• Group Says California Water Myths Distort Policy Debate 12.07.2009
• $11.1B bill likely a tough sale with voters 12.06.2009
• Dems aim to expand water pollution controls 12.04.2009
• Governor: Backup plan on global warming needed 12.03.2009
• California statehouse staffer is a superstar of his own 11.29.2009
• Water package: Sealing the deal 11.29.2009
• Governor picks Maldonado as next lt. gov 11.23.2009
• Californians asked to spend more during unprecedented spree of water spending 11.23.2009
• California recycling program is on the rocks 11.22.2009
• California faces a projected deficit of $21 billion 11.18.2009
• Wolk says money, time will keep peripheral canal at bay 11.17.2009
• Water still divides the state 11.16.2009
• Water package lacks clout to reverse Delta's decline 11.15.2009
• The Conversation: Plan is best hope to avert a dry future 11.15.2009
• The Conversation: Water pact falls short on protections 11.15.2009
• California's Waters 11.11.2009
• S.J. officials must put up dukes to battle political maneuvering 11.08.2009
• Winners and losers in water deal 11.08.2009
• Legislature rolls the dice on water 11.05.2009
• California Legislature passes long-awaited water reforms 11.04.2009
• Monitoring Bill Threatens to Sink Calif. Legislature's Water Package 11.03.2009
• Senate passes portions of state water reform 11.03.2009
• Is California Really Solving Its Water Crisis? 11.02.2009
• America's Most Toxic Cities 11.02.2009
• New plan: Legislature's approval needed for Peripheral Canal 10.29.2009
• California water legislation at a standstill 10.28.2009
• California water bill emerges for public consumption 10.27.2009
• Ambitious overhaul of state water system in works 10.20.2009
• Conservation plan dominates water debate 10.20.2009
• Lieu Announces Critical Waterway Environmental Bill Signed by Governor 10.20.2009
• California passes bill to encourage stormwater reuse 10.14.2009
• Schwarzenegger calls session to discuss water deal 10.12.2009
• California Tries to Solve Water Woes 10.12.2009
• War or peace? For California, weekend of water talks may prove telling 10.10.2009
• Governor in showdown with lawmakers 10.07.2009
• Re-refining bill would help save oil, create green jobs 10.06.2009
• Feinstein planning major delta legislation 10.01.2009
• Stuck in the Delta 09.24.2009
• Delta plan has other risks 09.23.2009
• Group seeks to scratch plan for part-time California Legislature 09.18.2009
• Partisan apprehensions sink water reform package 09.13.2009
• Water management plan stalls in Legislature 09.12.2009
• Drop-kick this bill 09.11.2009
• California's water reform legislation is all wet 09.08.2009
• Legislation Would Extend Desalination Construction Permit 09.02.2009
• A $54 billion water bill 08.30.2009
• Major water bond proposed in the Capitol 08.27.2009
• Fixing Delta comes with high price tag 08.25.2009
• Schwarzenegger sets conditions for water legislation 08.19.2009
• Water Bill Hearing Preview 08.17.2009
• Legislative hearings on state's water crisis begin 08.17.2009
• Interior Dept.: Calif. water a national priority 08.12.2009
• Sen. Lois Wolk: Delta residents must have say in Delta plan 08.07.2009
• Cost Estimates Missing From Contentious Delta Bill Package 08.07.2009
• Key Democrats Plan New Push for Oil Severance Tax 08.06.2009
• Democratic lawmakers introduce bills to deal with California water policy 08.05.2009
• Assemblyman Lieu to explain benefits of abandoned vessels legislation at boating town hall in the Marina 08.05.2009
• Steinberg/Bass Announce Path to Water Solution 08.04.2009
• Steinberg, Bass Announce Path to Water Solutions 08.04.2009
• Water politics ripple through Capitol 07.30.2009
• Panned out 07.30.2009
• Peripheral Canal Issue Emerges As Crucial in Post-Budget California 07.28.2009
• Schwarzenegger cuts nearly another $500 million from state programs 07.28.2009
• Senate approves California budget, but Assembly still debating the plan 07.24.2009
• Legislature plan falls short of closing entire deficit 07.24.2009
• PRESS RELEASE: Public Education Program Launched To Showcase Benefits Of Investing In Land, Water And Parks "Conserving California" Highlights Conservation Successes 07.20.2009
• California Reaches Budget Deal, With Billions Cut 07.20.2009
• Capitol rally protests delta canal plan 07.07.2009
• California Bill Banning Recreational Suction Dredge Mining Sails Through Senate with 31-8 Vote 06.17.2009
• California bills aim to assist Sacramento delta 06.03.2009
• California Senate votes to ban BPA 06.02.2009
• Sacramento pursuing water bond despite hard times 05.26.2009
• California Bill Banning Recreational Suction Dredge Mining Sails Through Senate 05.26.2009
• Bill Banning Suction Dredge Mining Breezes Through State Senate 05.26.2009
• Federal dollars flow to state water projects 05.22.2009
• Governor's budget cuts schools, borrows billions 05.15.2009
• California to get $46.4 million to help salmon fishermen 05.01.2009
• Senate Committee Approves Three Bills to Restore and Protect Imperiled Salmon 04.30.2009
• State's stalled projects get push 04.22.2009
• Species protections debated amid water shortage 04.17.2009
• A Clear, Clean Water Act 04.16.2009
• U.S. to ban commercial salmon season 04.09.2009
• Plan to restore San Joaquin River approved 03.26.2009
• Congress Votes 'Yes' to Sweeping Public Lands Protection Act 03.25.2009
• Bid to Undo Bush Memo on Threats to Species 03.04.2009
• Delta fish get new environmental protections 03.04.2009
• LAW: Experts weigh impact of high court Forest Service ruling 03.04.2009
• FOREST SERVICE: Supreme Court limits groups' standing to challenge rules 03.03.2009
• Calif. lawmakers weigh jail time for water polluters 03.03.2009
• California Legislature finally approves new budget 02.19.2009
• California budget plan would weaken air pollution rules 02.19.2009
• U.S. reverses Bush policy, seeks mercury treaty 02.16.2009
• Calif. budget process is ultimate backroom deal 02.15.2009
• Delta bill rekindles debate on exports 02.10.2009
• Non-navigable River Blues 02.02.2009
• CBO Suggests Congress Waive NEPA To Speed Stimulus Spending 01.30.2009
• Environmental Issues Slide in Poll of Public Concerns 01.23.2009
• Funding freeze halts environmental projects across California 01.21.2009
• Obama lobbied on CA delta project 01.06.2009
• Wolk: Canal illegal without public OK 01.06.2009
• Groups Challenge Bush Administration over Midnight Rulemaking 01.06.2009
• Undersea mountain finds Sanctuary in Monterey Bay 11.24.2008
• Putting fish from hatcheries in streams on hold 11.21.2008
• Most state native game fish face extinction 11.20.2008
• In Fighting Wildfires, Concerns About Chemicals 11.16.2008
• A year after the Cosco Busan spill 11.07.2008
• Fish policies upheld in court ruling 10.27.2008
• Judge declines to reduce pumping of delta water for salmon 10.21.2008
• Silent Streams? Escalating Endangerment For North American Freshwater Fish 09.10.2008
• Delta-based farms can curb water use, study says 09.08.2008
• Farmer campaigns against Schwarzenegger water plan 09.03.2008
• My View: Water bonds wouldn't aid those in need 08.23.2008
• Lois Wolk's Landmark Delta Restoration Bill Dies in Senate 08.14.2008
• Three pesticides singled out in report as threat to salmon 08.13.2008
• Feds: Common pesticides jeopardize salmon survival 08.13.2008
• Bond to Drown the State in Debt While Californians go Thirsty: Bay Area Joins State-wide Opposition to Water Bond 08.11.2008
• California Water War Enters New Front with the 'Battle of the Reports' 08.11.2008
• Bill would allow agencies to ban water softeners if salt threatens recycling efforts 08.11.2008
• California considers ban on plastic bags to protect marine life 07.30.2008
• California adopts stiff pollution rules for ships 07.25.2008
• Judge says state water operations threatening salmon 07.19.2008
• Divisions and diversions 07.18.2008
• Klamath dams owner pulls key water quality application 07.15.2008
• Feds' plan to improve Delta water system isn't accurate, agency warns 07.01.2008
• Governor backs 3 bills on oil spill response 06.12.2008
• California governor declares state in drought 06.04.2008
• Fishers struggle with salmon shutdown 06.01.2008
• OCEANS: Senate panel approves sanctuary expansions, double hull legislation 05.16.2008
• Bill reviving the San Joaquin River gets an OK 05.08.2008
• Buffett again rebuffs advocates who want Klamath dams out 05.04.2008
• After five decades, steelhead trout babies spotted in Niles Canyon watershed 05.03.2008
• All salmon fishing banned on West Coast 05.02.2008
• Judge strikes down Delta water plan 04.17.2008
• Wolk bills to strengthen state's response to oil spills pass key committee 04.09.2008
• Legislation seeks to avert another oil spill 04.08.2008
• Ban single-hulled vessels in US ports, says senator. 02.12.2008
• Fish gets new protections, could restrict delta water flow 02.07.2008
• Fish wrap: Water diversion a death blow for salmon fishery 01.31.2008
• Salmon arriving in record low numbers 01.30.2008
• Calif. Salmon Population Declines 01.29.2008
• District skips on repaying 1960s loan 01.20.2008
• Deal on Dams on Klamath Advances 01.16.2008
• Biologists: Salmon numbers reduced 01.15.2008
• New North Coast water guidelines proposed 01.01.2008
• Delta water exports halved 12.29.2007
• Law Aims To Clear Out Delta's Derelict Boats 12.12.2007
• Federal judge orders agencies to monitor smelt near water pumps 12.11.2007
• House approves water bill 12.11.2007
• Phase I completed on Araujo Dam 12.10.2007
• Legislation related to the bay spill seek to avert chaos 12.07.2007
• Agencies admit fish blunder 12.07.2007
• Report backs more water for Klamath 11.29.2007
• Putrid end for levee repairs 11.27.2007
• Water district seeks funds to restore passages for fish 11.20.2007
• FERC ignores salmon mandates, recommends keeping Klamath dams 11.16.2007
• In First Bush Veto Override, Senate Enacts Water Bill 11.08.2007
• House Votes to Override Water Bill Veto 11.07.2007
• U.S. Marine Sanctuaries Act renewal under way 11.03.2007
• Congress braces to overturn water veto 11.03.2007
• Central Valley salmon largely absent from fall run - but why? 10.30.2007
• California commission recommends ripping out Klamath Dams 10.29.2007
• Governor signs ocean protection bills 10.15.2007
• California Solar Water Heating Bill Signed into Law 10.13.2007
• Pollution pouring into nation's waters far beyond legal limits 10.12.2007
• California tightens flood plain development laws 10.10.2007
• Water bonds may float to voters 10.09.2007
• Battle brews over plans for 3 reservoirs 10.08.2007
• State water talks begin 10.05.2007
• Water bond might wait 10.05.2007
• Costs muddy water debate 10.05.2007
• Bill to keep drugs out of drinking water needs only Schwarzenegger's signature 10.04.2007
• State system established to keep waters pollution-free 'is broken' 09.13.2007
• Groups sue North Coast water board over Klamath River dams 08.23.2007
• Judge to set water rules 08.22.2007
• New Coastal Protection Signed By Governor 09.27.2006
• New law to protect aquatic life in S.F. Bay 09.19.2006
• Ships Must Treat Ballast Water Upon Port Entry 09.19.2006
• Local Legislators Put New Environnmental Laws On Books 09.19.2006
• Governor Signs Bill To Protect Coastal Waters 09.18.2006