Environment Lawmakers attack governor’s plan to streamline Delta tunnel By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | May 21, 2025 Lawmakers say Newsom is trying to upend existing water rights and land acquisition laws, while the governor says “we’re done with barriers.”
Environment San Francisco Bay fish are contaminated with levels of ‘forever chemicals’ that could harm anglers By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | May 20, 2025 Environmental groups say California needs to set guidelines for what levels of the chemicals are unsafe to determine how much people may eat.
climate change Should California’s climate budget pay for high speed rail and firefighters? Newsom’s new plan triggers fiery debate By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | May 19, 2025 The cap and trade proposal came as California faces a $12 billion budget deficit.
Environment EBMUD board eyes drinking water, wastewater rate hikes as part of budget proposal By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 16, 2025 EBMUD provides drinking water to 1.4 million customers in Alameda and CoCo counties and wastewater services to 740,000 customers.
Environment Why a contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam could move forward under Trump By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | May 12, 2025 More water in the Central Valley farmers could mean a tribe loses sacred sites and endangered salmon could lose habitat in wet years.
Environment California joins lawsuit against feds for withholding funding for EV charging stations By Alise Maripuu | Bay City News | May 8, 2025 The joint lawsuit marks the 19th suit that California has brought against Trump’s administration since he took office in January.
Environment Millions in new grant funding to boost West Oakland jobs, schools and green projects By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | May 7, 2025 The Rose Foundation will form an advisory board to oversee a grant-making program to award roughly $500,000 annually.
environment Congressional probe threatens to unravel historic agreement on Point Reyes ranching By Fiona Ulrich | Bay City News | May 6, 2025 The deal had marked a victory for conservationists and a crushing loss for ranching families who have worked the land for generations.
environment Bodega Bay isn’t what it used to be. How an ailing industry transformed the fishing town By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | May 2, 2025 Fishing has increasingly taken a backseat to tourism.