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Government

Mar. 15, 2017

State legislators push bill to protect environmental laws

A state Senate committee has passed a bill hailed as an "insurance policy" in case federal environmental laws are rolled back by the Trump administration.

By Malcolm Maclachlan
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A state Senate committee has passed a bill hailed as an "insurance policy" in case federal environmental laws are rolled back by the Trump administration.

If passed, SB 49 would adopt several federal environmental laws in California even if the U.S. government gets rid of them.

But the California Chamber of Commerce warned the bill would also enable Private Attorney General Act (P...

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