Major changes include an exemption for high-tech industrial plants and other projects. The move, fast-tracked under pressure from Gov. Gavin Newsom, sparked fierce pushback from environmental, community and labor groups.

The landmark California environmental legislation that lawmakers have voted to walk back will allow for crucial infrastructure to take place.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, lagging far behind his campaign pledge to build millions more homes, signed Monday evening the most significant rollback in decades to California’s core environmental law that’s long been blamed for construction delays and soaring prices that have increasingly put housing out of reach for the state’s residents.

The Trump administration shut down a website with national reports on climate change. Scientists decry the move, saying it robs the public of vital information.

A major federal climate website has been shut down by the Trump administration, multiple agencies have confirmed with ABC News. The website of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which hosts numerous climate change reports and resources,