Emily Guerin

The plan jettisons regulations deemed too costly for businesses and relies on incentives and voluntary action to achieve air quality goals

An ecologist who studies oil spills along the California coast says the Hall Canyon spill outside Ventura could have been much worse.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power says it won't be continuing with state-mandated water conservation but will continue to encourage residents to save water under city conservation targets.

Fire officials said the flow of oil would not reach the ocean. Crimson Pipeline has taken responsibility for the spill. Their system didn't detect it due to ongoing repairs.

A number of water providers say they have enough supply to meet demand over three more years of drought. They're telling the state they don't need a set conservation goal.

The State Water Resources Control Board is requiring all water wholesalers to guarantee they have enough water for the next three years of drought. Their plans are due Wednesday.

An AllenCo oil facility near USC has been the source of fumes and odors that neighbors say have caused health problems. Critics call settlement inadequate.

Critics call projections of available water optimistic. They say the new plan encourages unsustainable growth. DWP says its job is accommodate growth.

Sound from sonar and seismic oil exploration can travel hundreds of mile underwater and stress marine mammals. But the options for federal regulators are limited.