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Lawmakers want to pass on air pollution costs through fees, fines and lawsuits

04/30/25 7:07 AM By Brad Hooker

California is considering several bills to ramp up regulations on air pollution and climate emissions and to shift more of the implementation costs to regulated entities.

DPR’s Toxic Tour raises skepticism over its environmental justice trajectory

10/23/24 7:04 AM By Brad Hooker

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The Department of Pesticide Regulation partnered with a farmworker advocacy group to host an event dubbed a Toxic Tour of Santa Maria farms, stoking outrage among farm groups.

CARB rejects petition to regulate digesters

06/03/24 7:41 AM By Brad Hooker

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The Air Resources Board has denied a request to enact new regulations on methane emissions from dairies and other livestock operations.

Study: Dairy digesters are not harming air quality

05/30/24 7:36 AM By Brad Hooker

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A new state-funded study finds that the methane-capturing technology is not worsening local air quality conditions in the San Joaquin Valley.

CARB targets dust, NOx and pesticides in valley air plans

11/09/22 8:10 AM By Brad Hooker

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The Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted the latest of a slew of hyperlocal environmental justice plans aiming to boost air quality by pouring millions into incentives grants.

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07.24.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Ben Ray Luján on farm bill, PIIE's Alan Wolff on tariffs & trade

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman says he plans to have a markup this summer on his version of the farm bill. New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján joins Newsmakers to discuss his thoughts on the bill and changes he'd like to see in the markup.

Plus, Alan Wolff with the Peterson Institute for International Economics explains what Congress was trying to solve with the Trade Act of 1974 and what may happen after the Section 122 tariffs expire.

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