Without Newsom's efforts, major reforms to California's stifling environmental laws would have died on the vine.

Newsom said the bills, which he signed Monday night, are the most consequential housing reform in recent California history.

Last Friday, it was unclear whether Newsom would win this game of brinksmanship. By the end of the day Monday, however, the ...

Lithium battery factories without environmental review. Miami Beach development along the coast. And it's not going to make ...

The social and economic costs of leaving CEQA intact became too high. With Gavin Newsom nearing the end of his governorship, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is attempting to cut red tape by rolling back the state’s environmental review requirements. The reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act, which, ...