SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 6 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Albany, NY -- Yesterday, the New York Senate voted to pass the Clean Deliveries Act (S2127C/A1718C), a common sense environmental justice bill introduced by New York Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris (NY-District 12) and Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes (NY-District 51). The bill would direct the state to review emissions related to large warehouses and require warehouse operators to   more

LONG BEACH, California, June 8 -- Port of Long Beach issued the following news on June 7, 2024: * * * PUBLIC COMMENT ENDS JULY 8, NO NEW DEVELOPMENT OR OPERATIONS FOR SITE PLANNED * * * The Port of Long Beach released a draft study Friday examining a proposal by Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co. LLC to demolish the Tesoro Calciner facility located at 2450 Pier B St., Long Beach, 90813. There is currently no new proposed development, no new proposed operations or proposed new land uses for t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 7 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Los Angeles, CA -- Today, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) passed rule 1146.2, the nation's first rule to electrify industrial boilers and water heaters. This vital rule will address 10% of NOx emissions from all stationary sources in the region, while sending a clear market signal to advance zero-emissions equipment in commercial and industrial buildings across t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 7 -- The State Bar of California issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: The State Bar seized the Livermore practice of Robin Groth-Hill, aka Robin Hill, doing business as California Legal Services, announced Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona today. After receiving multiple complaints that she performed legal services and duties only a licensed California attorney can perform, the Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) obtained an interim ruling from th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 7 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists found that at the halfway point of implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the historic federal investments flowing into California are not yet meeting federal environmental justice goals. The analysis of non-transportation funding designated for California by the infrastructure law found that less than a quarter of the mone  more