The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - USACE Also Conducting Feasibility Study of Potential Long ‑Term Restoration Activities. USACE is leading a long ‑term feasibility study, the Imperial Streams Salton Sea and Tributaries Feasibility Study , to explore potential long‑term ecosystem restoration, flood management, or other land‑ and water‑resource projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - Recommendations Approve Proposed $545,000 for a Facility Study With Revised Scope to Be Completed After CFTC ‑Ione Master Plan. We recommend the Legislature approve the proposed funding to study options for a new training center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - For example, CSM determined that requirements to develop certain monitoring and work plans; provide specific information in annual reports; and develop plans for various studies, such as investigations of sediment toxicity in streams, to be state-reimbursable mandates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - The most widely studied effects of wildfire smoke have been related to physical health conditions. However, emerging research links wildfire smoke to other negative outcomes. For example, one 2022 study found a relationship between wildfire smoke levels and poorer cognitive performance on a brain‑training game, and another 2022 study found a link between smoke exposure and lower test scores.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package also approves $2  million in both 2025-26 and 2026-27 for the state ’s cost share of the Yolo Bypass Comprehensive Study conducted by the Army Corps. Provides Spending Authority for Salton Sea Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - Another study from University of California, Santa Barbara published in 2023 found air pollution disparities across California from facilities covered under cap-and-trade narrowed as a result of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - This means that under certain conditions, the water boards do not have to prepare environmental impact reports, negative declarations, or initial studies. State regulations require them to prepare substitute environmental documents consisten t with CEQA goals and standards, rather than an environmental impact report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - In our January 2020 report, Assessing California’s Climate Policies ‑ Electricity Generation ,we found that RPS costs resulted in an almost 5 percent increase in overall retail rates for IOU customers, which was generally consistent with national studies of RPS programs in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - The  2018  legislation requires the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to adopt regulations to implement the framework, informed by studies and recommendations by the Department of Water Resources (DWR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823