The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget released in January assumes all the residual positions are eliminated and, accordingly, scores associated annual savings in both 2025-26 and 2026-27. For environmental positions, this amounts to annual savings of about $71  million (about $32  million General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Programs that focus on promoting ZEV technologies that are in the early stages of commercial availability (such as truck and bus vouchers) generally score medium. Programs that focus on pilots and demonstrations for new technologies generally score high.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package scored $108  million in savings from vacant positions at CNRA and CalEPA pursuant to this control section for the 2024-25 fiscal year, but did not permanently eliminate any positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - Such a score indicates high levels of cumulative environmental and health impacts, and identifies these areas as “disadvantaged communities ” eligible for prioritized funding from certain state programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - The proposal includes a total of about $800  million in funding delays, all scored towards solving the 2023 ‑24  budget  problem. Suggests Some Proposed Reductions Could Be Restored if General Fund “Trigger ” Conditions Are Met.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - DWR also received an augmentation of $16.5  million from the General Fund provided through early budget action in April 2024 (and scored as a revision to the 2023 ‑24 budget) to support flood recovery and response: $13.5  million for repairs to levees in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that are on or near state-owned land and $3  million for the state ’s share of cost for federally supported Delta levee repairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, is there evidence that these policy changes affect how the state ’s projects score under competitive IRA and IIJA programs? If so, by how much? Is there information on how much additional funding is secured by the state as a result of these changes?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

The 2021-22 Budget: Department of Toxic Substances Control

Mar 19, 2021 - Because the state has not defined EJ communities in statute, DTSC indicates that it will develop a working definition for such neighborhoods for the purposes of targeting this funding, including criteria such as a community ’s CalEnviroScreen score and housing needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4406

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

Nov 14, 2022 - 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