Alejandra Reyes-velarde

Following the near-disaster caused by a chemical facility in Garden Grove, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that aims to protect communities near potentially explosive chemicals.

The bill would've narrowed a manufacturing exemption Newsom pushed last year. Its author says she'll try again in 2026.

A bill now on the governor’s desk narrows last year's CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, adding community protections industry fought to soften.

A new law aims to cut plastic packaging 25% by 2032 — but producers say the real cost could be billions more than the state projected.

Environmental groups say Rhys Williams' new job at a lobbying firm undermines his impartiality on California's waste oversight board

The state ended a $1 billion school HVAC program two years early, leaving thousands of districts' broken systems unrepaired.

Two new laws aim to protect students from extreme heat — but California still won't fund the air conditioning schools actually need.

Boyle Heights and Garden Grove residents are demanding accountability after fires and a toxic scare revealed how little protection they actually have.

Regulators don't require facilities storing methyl methacrylate to have emergency plans. Thousands of people live nearby.

The rules require all plastic packaging to be recyclable or compostable by 2032. Nobody — not the advocates, not the producers — thinks that's going to happen the way the law is written.