Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted California's environmental review process for building laws for victims who lost their homes during the wildfire.

While the state’s powerful environmental ... the laws are routinely suspended in emergencies and for large projects such as sports stadiums. Still, Mr. Newsom’s order was unusually extensive.

Experts say the move was redundant and amounts to unfair criticism of environmental protections.

The order signed by Newsom temporarily suspends the California Environmental Quality Act and ... CEQA, a landmark law passed in California in 1970 and signed by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan, created ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has rolled back environmental regulations to help “expedite” recovery efforts from the destructive wildfires that have Californians reeling. Newsom’s executive order ...