Since the 1970s, critics have argued that the California Environmental Quality Act is doing more harm than good. What would reforming the law look like?
After a state appeals court blocked Kern County's effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state's prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years.
Despite getting a financial boost earlier this month, California's project to build two new water tunnels still faces big regulatory and legal challenges.
