Preparedness is key: Stay connected during wildfires, earthquakes, other natural disasters

Overview: Cox Communications understands the critical importance of reliable connectivity before, during and after an emergency. Whether it’s keeping families and neighbors in touch, powering remote work and school or ensuring hospitals and first...

Federal judge finds feds illegally capped sustainable energy funding in Oregon, 18 other states

The U.S. Department of Energy broke the law last month when officials attempted to cap the amount of federal funding states could receive to cover the staff and administrative costs of sustainable energy and energy efficiency projects, a federal...

Fueled By Water: Climate Change Isn’t Slowing Down South Florida’s Waterfront Real Estate Boom Anytime Soon

It’s 4:30 pm on a slow, molten Friday afternoon along Las Olas Boulevard, and the closing bell on Wall Street South rumbles out over the canals linking the upscale finger island neighborhood of Seven Isles to the Atlantic Ocean. At the newly...

America’s Schools Weren’t Built For the Climate Era. Now, Some Are Adapting

It’s been 10 days since the official start of fall in North America, and a month since the school year began. It’s a time that conjures cozy sweaters and crisp, sunny days. But that’s not been the case in recent years. As the number of extreme...

AI investment craze faces sustainability test amid soaring costs

SAN FRANCISCO: The artificial intelligence investment frenzy continues with staggering sums despite uncertain returns on these enormous commitments. Nvidia recently announced a $100 billion investment to help OpenAI build data centers as part of...

Port of Los Angeles Issues Request for Proposal for Pre-development of Potential New Terminal

LOS ANGELES — The Port of Los Angeles is seeking proposals from interested parties to participate in the pre-development of Pier 500, a proposed new stand-alone marine container terminal along the Pier 400 Channel. The selected entity would enter...

Are You on This List? Cali Lists Cos. Likely Subject to Climate Disclosure Laws

[co-author: Sarah Elena De Los Santos Samaniego]* Summary The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently released a draft list of 4,159 public and private companies that do business in the state and that it believes must comply with...

Public Health Releases Report on the Impact of Asthma on Children in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, in partnership with the Asthma Coalition of Los Angeles County, released Breathless: Impact of Asthma on Children in Los Angeles County, a new report highlighting the ongoing and significant...

California high school forfeits volleyball match against team with ‘transgender’ male

News Eight schools have forfeited games against Jurupa Valley High School over its gender-confused male player ‘AB Hernandez.’ (LifeSiteNews) — Patriot High School in southern California has become the eighth school to forfeit a match against...

Expanded Streamlining Opportunities for Developers of California Starter Home Projects

Though highly touted recent legislative enactments addressing California's housing crisis have focused on streamlining high-density, multifamily infill development (see Holland & Knight's previous alert, "California's 2025 Housing Laws: What You...

AI at the Frontier: What California’s SB-53 Means for Large AI Model Developers

On September 29, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (“the Act”) into law, establishing a regulatory framework for developers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The law...

As wildfire ‘season’ expands, California promotes firefighters to work year-round

FRIANT, Calif. — The sun was setting in mid-September as Matt Scoralle warmed up a hefty plate of stir fry that a fire captain had passed him. Scoralle was having his dinner at a CalFire station in the small community of Friant. Earlier in the...

California Bill Could Set Dangerous Precedent Around Carbon Dioxide Pipelines

Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! This piece was originally co-published by ExxonKnews, a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity covering the fossil fuel industry and...

New wildlife conservation plan revealed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has finalized the State Wildlife Action Plan 2025 update. This plan offers a strategic approach to wildlife conservation across the state. Officials stated that the public and...

Senator Wiener’s SB 79 Would ‘San Francisco’ all of California

Senate Bill 79 by Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco, would force single-family neighborhoods to accept high-rise apartment buildings, overriding local zoning restrictions which ban dense development to favor “transit-oriented...

Oregon to lose an additional $400 million in federal climate grants

Oregon is set to lose an additional $400 million in federal grants awarded for climate action and is among more than a dozen Democratic states losing federal funding after the Trump administration terminated nearly $8 billion for those states this...

Scientists Trace the Ocean Forces Powering Galapagos Biodiversity

Newswise — Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Galápagos—September X 2025—Tiny plankton may be invisible to the eye, but they power life in the ocean. This summer, an international team of scientists sailed to the Galápagos for three weeks aboard the R/V...

Fresh Air Vallejo launches environmental justice project

Fresh Air Vallejo invited community leaders and advocates together for a city-wide conversation regarding the start of EJ4Vallejo — Environmental Justice for the city — at Vallejo’s Norman King Center Wednesday night. The event brought together...

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Litigation Updates — October 2025

Federal On September 12, 2025, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that the legal challenge to the Biden administration’s climate disclosure regulation be “held in abeyance” until the “Securities and Exchange Commission reconsiders the...

After decades of defiance, a California hippie commune is defeated

After 25 years of warnings, fines and broken promises, Humboldt County supervisors finally voted last week to crack down on the infamous Yee Haw commune. Their unanimous decision set in motion plans to clear the 10-acre property of unpermitted...