State officials delivered a report to Gov. Gavin Newsom that makes the case for how California could counteract the Trump administration's withdrawal of federal support for electric vehicles.| Los Angeles Times
Documents outlining the EPA's plan to roll back vehicle emission standards reference California by name 27 times.| Los Angeles Times
Three environmental groups argued Wednesday before the California Supreme Court that state utility regulators acted illegally when they voted in late 2022 to slash incentives for rooftop solar panels.| Los Angeles Times
Reversing a Trump move, the EPA will allow California to set emissions standards stricter than the federal government's. But court fights may get in the way.| Los Angeles Times
President Trump signed legislation that would overturn California's ambitious auto emission standards| Los Angeles Times
The South Coast Air Quality Management District is poised to vote on regulations that would limit emissions of nitrogen oxides — the key pollutants that form smog.| Los Angeles Times
Under the Clean Air Act, California can adopt more stringent vehicle emission requirements than the federal government, but must obtain a waiver from the EPA.| Los Angeles Times
Plenty of challenges lie ahead as California mandates zero-emission cars, including cost and access to charging.| Los Angeles Times
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have required new cars to have a warning system to alert drivers going 10 mph over the speed limit.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week stymied implementation of landmark state environmental legislation that would have limited the amount of single-use plastics sold and distributed in California.| Los Angeles Times
Environmental groups are divided over a bill aimed at restricting single-use plastics that doesn't go as far as a measure likely headed to the California ballot.| Los Angeles Times
Less than one year after Rachel Wagoner resigned as director of CalRecycle, she's working for a coalition of plastic and packaging companies.| Los Angeles Times
SB54 put an end to polystyrene — which had low recycling rates and high levels of pollution — in California. But the plastic industry may have spooked the governor into silence.| Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court dismisses a red-state constitutional claim that targeted California's power to fight air pollution.| Los Angeles Times