Think you’ve heard everything? Under a recent California Court of Appeal decision, if you wanted to drop a dime on suspected corruption over local building permits (as if that’s...

Former officials push strategies on behalf of fossil fuel clients, threatening climate and communities, say critics. By Aaron Cantu, CAPITAL & MAIN September 14, 2022 https://reporterwings.com/news/health/californias-net-zero-roadmap-is-being-shaped-by-regulators-turned-lobbyists/ With Gov. Gavin Newsom set to sign a...

By Megan Quinn, WASTE DIVE September 2, 2022 https://www.wastedive.com/news/california-bottle-bill-wine-spirits-glass-expansion/631125/ Dive Brief: A significant update to California’s bottle bill, SB 1013, will add wine and distilled spirits to the state’s container deposit system starting Jan....

By Julia Wick, LOS ANGELES TIMES September 1, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-01/rick-caruso-blind-trust-real-estate-company Shortly after Rick Caruso announced his run for mayor in February, he promised to give up day-to-day leadership of his company and put his...

By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 1, 2022 https://apnews.com/article/california-recycling-climate-and-environment-5764cb82719ea35ae1907934ccb4a870 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program, while giving beverage dealers another option...

By Dustin Gardiner, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE August 30, 2022 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Advocates-warn-bottle-recycling-bill-could-give-17408605.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result   California legislators are on the verge of passing a bill to overhaul the state’s ailing bottle-deposit program, but the effort is drawing jeers from...

By Melissa Heffernan, RESOURCE RECYCLING August 29, 2022 https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2022/08/29/a-last-minute-twist-in-effort-to-expand-california-bottle-bill/ Just days before the end of the legislative session, lengthy amendments were tacked on to California bottle bill expansion legislation, greatly increasing the...

By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY June 12, 2022 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/12/18850414.php California oil and gas regulators have approved 150 offshore drilling permits in state waters since January 1, 2019. Of those permits, five were for...

By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY June 12, 2022 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/06/12/18850413.php A May 2022 update to its Tracking the Dirty Dollars Project by Sierra Club California provides some clarity why California’s environmental policies don't live...