SACRAMENTO, California — California officials are trying to boost state wetlands protections in order to guard against a 2023 Supreme Court decision that slashed federal oversight of wetlands.

Assemblymember Laura Friedman’s A.B. 2875 would declare it the state’s policy to ensure long-term gain and no net loss of California’s wetlands. And Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is proposing to add 38 new positions to enforce the state’s existing wetlands protection laws and scrutinize development permits.

Wolverines could be poised for a comeback in California.

A new bill seeks to reintroduce the solitary, muscular carnivores to the state’s mountainous regions, where they were hunted, poisoned and trapped into oblivion more than 100 years ago.

California introduces bill to reevaluate rooftop solar net metering. Assemblymember Laura Friedman introduces a bill that would require the California Public Utilities Commission to consider the costs and benefits of rooftop solar and its non-energy benefits when designing net metering rates.

California Assemblymember Laura Friedman has introduced AB 2256, which would require the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to fully consider the costs and benefits of rooftop solar when revisiting its net energy metering (NEM) tariff.

The bill would require CPUC to consider the total benefits of rooftop solar, including improved local air and water quality, avoided land use impacts, and any associated system cost benefits.

For at least a decade, California has tried to restrict the use of rat poison so it stops killing all manner of creatures besides rats. So far, it hasn’t worked.

One of nature’s most powerful and elusive predators would be reintroduced into the wild in California under a new bill filed in the State Assembly.

For centuries before western settlers arrived – and before the Marvel Cinematic Universe – wolverines were a critical part of California’s ecosystem. Today, they are extremely rare.

One of nature’s most powerful and elusive predators would be reintroduced into the wild in California under a new bill filed in the State Assembly.

For centuries before western settlers arrived – and before the Marvel Cinematic Universe – wolverines were a critical part of California’s ecosystem. Today, they are extremely rare.