The U.S. Clean Water Act, which Congress passed nearly a half-century ago, prohibits pollution in navigable bodies of water, but now the Supreme Court justices will examine whether indirect contamination—specifically in groundwater—is in violation of the landmark legislation.
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New federal budget boosts low-income rental assistance, slight cuts elsewhere
After a contentious battle over the 2019 budget, federal lawmakers agreed to increase funding for tenant-based rental assistance, including Section 8 rental vouchers.
California’s new housing goals face many hurdles, according to academic report
California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, has made housing one of the cornerstones of his agenda, but an academic report says that limited zoned land will make that goal hard to achieve.
California’s vanishing groundwater is sinking a rural community
Because of excessive groundwater extraction, subsidence—the sinking or settling of the ground’s surface—is dragging rural Yolo and Colusa counties in California downward.
Californians see various culprits in state’s affordable housing shortage
While many Californians think that their state could solve the affordable housing crisis by just ramping up construction, others blame a lack of rent control, not enough funding for affordable homes and too strict environmental controls.