Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press
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Cities and farms that rely on state water supplies will get 5% of what they requested in the new year, state water officials announced Thursday.
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The decision by the California Air Resources Board came two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom first directed regulators to consider such a policy. If the goal is reached, California would cut emissions from cars in half by 2040.
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The state and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management agreed to put a moratorium on any sales of oil and gas leases on federal land around Bakersfield until the appropriate environmental reviews are completed.
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A report issued by state auditors on Tuesday said that more than 900,000 Californians lack access to clean water and the state isn't acting fast enough to improve water quality. Most of the 370 failing water systems are in economically disadvantaged communities, many in the Central Valley.
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Three members of an advisory group tasked with helping the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District reform a pollution credit program resigned in protest Thursday, saying not enough was being done to improve public health.
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Companies selling plastics used for single-use products like eating utensils, food containers and shampoo bottles will need to cut down on plastic use by 25% over the next decade if they want to keep selling in the state.