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PCL’s Capital Insider – January 2026

Join us as we explore cutting-edge solutions for environmental policies to address the drivers of climate change: land use, transportation, energy production,...

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Land Use, California Today, Climate, Wildfire, Legislation, Water, Habitat and Wildlife

California Today V48 #1 Spring 2018: SB 827, June Ballot Propositions, Wildlife, Wildfire, and more…

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Guest Blog

Duncan McFetridge, San Diego’s (Eco) Warrior-Poet

By: Marco Gonzalez, Coast Law Group & Bruce Reznik, Planning and Conservation League Duncan McFetridge, honored by Planning and Conservation League on June...

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Symposium

Symposium Panels Highlight Road and Rail Progress and Challenges

In recent years, legislation and voter-approved bonds have changed the way California addresses transportation and land-use planning.  In 2008, the...

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Land Use

Top CEQA Experts Examine the Past, and Debate the Future, of CA’s Preeminent Environment Law at UC Davis School of Law Conference

On Friday, November 4th, the UC Davis School of Law hosted “CEQA at 40: A Look Back and Forward”.  Featuring panelists from all three branches of...

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Events, Symposium

Planning Attractive, Livable Communities Through Smart Growth & General Plans

California is leading the way when it comes to building smart and efficient communities that make it easier to get from point A to point B and allow less time...

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Land Use, Climate, Press Releases

CARB Sets Ambitious Emissions Redux Targets to Promote Smart Development

It has been busy week for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and its efforts to tackle pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Not only did CARB...

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Land Use, Climate, Press Releases

Fate of SB 375 and CA Global Warming Reduction Goals Hinge in the Balance: Key Decisions Next Week

While Assembly Bill 32, California’s landmark global warming and clean energy law, is under attack by Texas oil companies looking to overturn it at the polls...

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Climate, Legislation, Press Releases

CARB Releases Staff Recommendation for GHG Land Use Targets

On Monday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its staff recommendations for emission reduction targets mandated by SB 375 (Steinberg). The main...

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Climate, Press Releases

PPIC Proves Californians Still in Favor of Climate Policy

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) just released the results of it annual statewide survey on environmental issues in California. Despite...

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