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Governor Newsom Expands Drought State of Emergency To Entire State

October 20, 2021 1:14 pmOctober 27, 2021 6:02 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the drought state of emergency would be expanded again to include all remaining counties in California, with the California State Water Resources Control Board also receiving the power to instill bans on wasteful...

Monterey County Fracking Ban Overturned By State Appellate Court

October 14, 2021 4:18 pmOctober 18, 2021 7:25 pm

A panel for the Sixth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Wednesday that Monterey County’s Measure Z, which banned oil and gas extraction such as fracking, was breaking state law and thus will still be...

California AG Bonta’s Investigation into Huntington Beach Oil Spill ‘Political Posturing’

October 12, 2021 11:32 amOctober 12, 2021 11:32 am

State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on Monday that the California Department of Justice would be investigating the Huntington Beach oil spill, becoming the second entity following the U.S. Coast Guard to look into the matter. The spill, which began...

Landscapers Say California Lawmakers’ Ban on New Lawnmowers, Leaf Blowers ‘Out of Touch’

October 12, 2021 2:15 amOctober 11, 2021 8:03 pm

A bill that would phase out the the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (SORE), such as those found in lawnmowers, leaf blowers and generators, by 2024, was just signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. Assembly Bill 1346, authored...

Orange County Beaches Open Sooner Than Expected Monday Following Oil Spill

October 11, 2021 11:16 am

The beaches in and around Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, and Laguna Beach in Northern Orange County California reopened Monday following over a week of being closed off to the public due to the oil spill last week. An oil pipeline...

Governor Newsom Declares Huntington Beach Oil Spill As State of Emergency

October 5, 2021 11:19 amOctober 6, 2021 11:41 am

Governor Newsom declared the Huntington Beach oil spill as a state of emergency late on Monday as cleanup efforts continue along large stretches of beaches in Orange County. The Huntington Beach spill began sometime on Friday according to several federal...

Oil Spill Off Coast of Huntington Beach Threatens Wildlife, Local Economy

October 4, 2021 3:42 pmOctober 5, 2021 6:12 am

An oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach continued to send more oil to the shore on Monday after an oil rig pipeline ruptured sometime last Friday. According to several sources, including the Coast Guard and the city of...