Today’s Headlines

• 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)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF