Environmental groups are getting rich under Trump

[Source: Washington Examiner] Most major environmental groups have received millions more in donations since President Trump took office. The Trump administration has rolled back dozens of environmental regulations that have burdened agriculture and industry as part of its deregulatory agenda. Environmental groups such as Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club are some of the loudest critics Read More…

The crippling cost of doing business in California

[Source: Orange County Register Editorial Board] CNBC’s annual state-by-state “business climate” study is out. No surprise, we’re dead last — No. 50 — among the states for “cost of doing business.” Here’s an area where you don’t want to say, “As California goes, so goes the nation.” Almost all of California’s business-climate problems are self-inflicted, Read More…

Regulations may require employers to monitor air quality/provide respirators

[Source: CalChamber] New regulations for safety in the workplace are in motion as Cal/OSHA looks to protect employees from detrimental effects of working near or around California wildfires. In this episode of The Workplace, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and CalChamber Policy Advocate Robert Moutrie discuss proposed regulations that will require Read More…

New Proposition 65 regulations take effect August 30

[Source: CalChamber] WARNING: Beginning August 30, 2018, new Proposition 65 regulations will take effect that significantly overhaul longstanding warning regulations and depart from the rules that businesses have relied on for decades. Accordingly, it is imperative that businesses operating or selling into California reassess and potentially overhaul their long-established Proposition 65 compliance programs before the effective Read More…

New EPA chief makes clear: the easing of environmental rules will continue

[Source: Inside Climate News] Former energy lobbyist Andrew Wheeler said he will continue the deregulatory course set by Scott Pruitt, without the scandals that plagued his predecessor. In his first Congressional testimony since taking over the Environmental Protection Agency’s leadership in July, Andrew Wheeler tried to reassure lawmakers that the scandal-scarred agency will get a fresh Read More…

Trump’s EPA proposes to block regulators from considering a wide range of scientific studies

[Source: Los Angeles Times] The Trump administration launched an attack on the science behind many of the nation’s clean air and clean water rules, announcing a proposal Tuesday that would in effect prevent regulators from considering a wide range of health studies when they look at new regulations. The plan by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Read More…