Today’s Headlines
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
8:30 AM PDT on March 27, 2020
- The fox is in the henhouse
- EPA suspends enforcement of environmental laws, using coronavirus as an excuse. (The Hill, New York Times)
- Big real estate, special interests get bonuses in stimulus package’s fine print (NY Times, LA Times)
- Kern residents sue San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for exempting local oil refineries from measuring emissions (Bakersfield.com)
- Uber sues to keep the data it collects out of the hands of its regulators (LA Times)
- CPUC approves weak target for reducing power-plant emissions (LA Times)
- CA virus cases are ramping up (LA Times)
- As ridership plummets, BART considers more service cuts (SF Chronicle)
- Health officials say enforcement of lockdowns is necessary (Capitol Weekly)
- List of jobs that are considered “essential” (My Motherlode)
- Construction industry stays open (CapRadio)
- L.A. County issues new quarantine order (LA Times)
- Falling demand means the world will soon run out of space to store oil being produced (Transport Topics)
- How do you shelter at home when you have no home? (New Yorker)
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