Ballot effort to suspend Calif. greenhouse gas law raises $5.2M, nearly all from oil industry

Oil industry aids effort to suspend CA climate law

Fish and Wildlife Service rejects endangered species protection for Sacramento splittail fish

Interior denies protection for Calif. fish species

Brown calls on Whitman to take stand on oil industry-backed initiative to suspend climate law

Brown calls on Whitman to state view on Prop. 23

Subsidiary of Koch Industries donates $1M to suspend California’s global warming law

Koch brothers give $1M to back Proposition 23

Calif. lawmakers reject ban on plastic shopping bags, which critics say are major pollutant

Calif. rejects ban on plastic shopping bags

Paper or … ? California lawmakers to decide whether state should ban plastic shopping bags

Calif. bill seeks to ban plastic shopping bags

Senate sends Schwarzenegger bill to delay nation’s first energy-efficiency TV standards

Bill delays Calif’s TV energy-efficiency standards

Report: Oil companies behind the ballot drive to suspend Calif climate law are major polluters

Report: Prop. 23 supporters are major polluters

Calif. lawmakers consider scrapping state rock designation for mineral that contains asbestos

Calif may dump ’state rock’ that contains asbestos

California attorney general sues US government to permit popular renewable energy program

Calif. AG sues feds over renewable energy loans

California boosts enforcement of organic rules in effort to fight fraud at farmers markets

Calif. aims to boost enforcement of organic rules

Calif.’s largest utility opposes proposition to suspend state’s landmark global warming law

PG&E opposes CA prop. to halt global warming law

GOP Senate candidate Fiorina says Calif. climate law is killing jobs, but effects are unclear

Fiorina says Calif. climate law is killing jobs

Calif. measure to suspend landmark global warming law qualifies for November ballot

Voters to decide on California global warming law

Fiorina slams stimulus as failure for private sector, while her former company takes in $22M

Fiorina’s former company benefits from stimulus

Calif. moves to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, encourages shoppers to bring own bags

Calif. moves to ban plastic bags at grocery stores

New federal govt rules to protect rare green sturgeon in California’s Sacramento River

Federal govt protects sturgeon in Sacramento River

California water board adopts tighter rules for coastal power plants to protect marine life

Calif. regulates power plants to save marine life

California water board considers tighter rules for coastal power plants to protect marine life

Calif. marine life imperiled by power plants

Backers of bill that would have banned smoking at California state parks disappointed by veto

Veto disappoints backers of Calif. smoking ban

Schwarzenegger vetoes bill to ban smoking at all state parks, would have been first in nation

Schwarzenegger vetoes smoking ban at state parks

Schwarzenegger pulls support for plan to expand oil drilling off Calif coast, cites Gulf spill

Schwarzenegger ends support for Calif oil drilling

Business groups turn in petitions for ballot initiative seeking to suspend Calif. climate law

Business groups seek to suspend Calif. climate law

Amid poor economy, California considers delay in tough diesel rules for construction industry

Calif. considers delaying diesel-emission rules

California bill would expand pesticide safety program, targeting threats to farmworkers

Calif. bill would expand pesticide safety program

Feds agree to remove toxic, decaying ‘ghost fleet’ from San Francisco Bay estuary by 2017

Rotting ships to be removed from Suisun Bay

Better salmon season expected off West Coast this year, including reopening of Calif. fishery

Stage is set for better West Coast salmon season

Council to recommend salmon rules for Calif. coast; more fishing expected for Oregon, Wash.

Council eyes Calif., Oregon, Wash. salmon changes

Calif. protects tiger salamander from habitat loss, but action could affect agriculture

Calif. salamander protection could affect farming

California research studies show pot can ease muscle spasms, pain from injuries

Calif. research shows pot can ease muscle spasms

CA utility spends $6.5M on ballot initiative critics say would hamper public power movement

Public power backers cry foul over utility effort

GOP lawmakers seek to suspend Calif. greenhouse gas law championed by Schwarzenegger

GOP lawmakers seek to suspend Calif. climate law

Oil, trucking industries sue California over first-in-the nation low-carbon fuel mandate

Oil, trucking industries sue Calif. over fuel rule

New Calif. water policy aims to save state’s key estuary, but critics say it falls short

Saving delta is at core of new Calif. water policy

Judge voids landmark 2003 California water pact after challenge by farmers

Judge voids landmark California water agreement

Legislative successes by the Humane Society of the US prompt farmers to launch PR offensive

Animal welfare victories prompt farmers’ PR moves

Google Earth to show vivid examples of climate change in California communities

Google Earth explores climate risks to California