California governor signs sweeping climate legislation
2 years, 3 months ago

California governor signs sweeping climate legislation

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills Friday to expand California’s reliance on clean energy and reduce carbon emissions, moves he said further establish the state as a global climate leader. “Or we can actually make demonstrable progress.” State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat, was an author of one bill aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from pollution coming from oil and gas production sites. The state’s accelerated carbon reduction targets are a “big win for California,” Kassie Siegel, of the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, said in a statement. “Carbon capture is a smokescreen for fossil fuel industry players to protect their bottom lines at the expense of our climate and communities,” Food and Water Watch California Director Chirag G. Bhakta said in a statement.

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Column: Newsom wants Californians to help on climate. He should help too
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Newsom wants Californians to help on climate. He should help too

LA Times  

“Every day, Californians are taking small actions that collectively are helping us create a better world for our kids and grandkids,” Gov. One bill would have reversed a decision by Newsom’s appointees to the Public Utilities Commission that makes it more expensive for apartment renters, farmers, schools and strip malls to install rooftop solar panels. In his veto message for …

California governor signs bills to bolster gun control
2 months, 4 weeks ago

California governor signs bills to bolster gun control

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several gun control measures Tuesday, including one that allows the court to consider stalking and animal cruelty as grounds to restrict access to firearms. The new laws signed by Newsom will expand restrictions on who could own firearms, prevent the proliferation of “ghost guns” and increase protections for domestic violence survivors. “In …

Newsom’s office announces new California environmental campaign at Climate Week NYC
3 months ago

Newsom’s office announces new California environmental campaign at Climate Week NYC

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s office announced a new campaign Monday at Climate Week NYC to encourage 1 million Californians to take everyday actions to help combat climate change. The campaign builds upon the California Climate Action Corps, a volunteer program aimed at addressing climate change, which the governor’s office announced at Climate Week NYC four years ago. “What we’re hoping to do …

Gavin Newsom is generating heat for Kamala Harris on gas prices
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom is generating heat for Kamala Harris on gas prices

Politico  

Swing-state Republicans are piling on. Arizona’s state Senate president, Warren Petersen, wrote Newsom today warning of “dire impact” from the proposal he unveiled Tuesday, which would authorize the state to order refiners to store more gas. “Because of the state of the presidential race, because of the very visible presence Newsom had on the national stage, it’s inevitable California policies …

Newsom touts billions in climate spending through California’s cap-and-trade program
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom touts billions in climate spending through California’s cap-and-trade program

LA Times  

Over the past decade, a signature California program that charges polluters for their planet-heating emissions has generated billions of dollars for state initiatives, and Gov. But Newsom said the funded projects to date are “proof points” that the program is delivering the benefits it was designed to bring, and helping the state toward its greenhouse gas reduction goals. Newsom said …

Editorial: California can’t let big polluters win by undermining climate change disclosure laws
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: California can’t let big polluters win by undermining climate change disclosure laws

LA Times  

California took a big step last fall when lawmakers passed a pair of laws requiring big companies doing business in the state to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related risks, shining a light on their role in fueling the climate crisis. Opinion Editorial: California’s lawsuit against Big Oil could help end decades of climate lies California’s climate lawsuit against …

Column: Hate the storm? Then start getting serious about climate change
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Hate the storm? Then start getting serious about climate change

LA Times  

You know how oil and gas pollution is supposed to bring not only hotter heat waves, drier droughts and bigger wildfires, but also more intense storms? As The Times’ Grace Toohey wrote last week, scientists have found that because of rising temperatures, a catastrophic storm “is more likely to happen and to be more intense, with a 2% chance of …

Business and agriculture groups sue California over climate disclosure laws
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Business and agriculture groups sue California over climate disclosure laws

LA Times  

One of the new laws requires public and private companies making more than $1 billion annually to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2026. Business and agricultural groups sued California on Tuesday over the most sweeping climate disclosure mandates in the nation, arguing the policies signed by Gov. Newsom, who often touts California’s status as a global climate leader, …

Newsom cuts $2.9 billion from California climate programs, delays an additional $1.9 billion
11 months, 1 week ago

Newsom cuts $2.9 billion from California climate programs, delays an additional $1.9 billion

LA Times  

Investments geared toward combating climate change and transitioning away from fossil fuels are among the items on the chopping block as California Gov. Many of the large cuts “align directly with the climate stressors that have caused so much harm in the state of California, and that’s just beyond concerning,” he said. “Notably, while the budget proposals for transportation contain …

California Gov. Newsom has surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing
1 year, 1 month ago

California Gov. Newsom has surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — California Gov. “I’m here in expectation, as you suggest, of turning the page, of renewing our friendship and reengaging foundational and fundamental issues that will determine our collective faith in the future,” Newsom said in brief opening remarks ahead of his meeting with Wang Yi, China’s top diplomat, earlier in the day. They also talked about fentanyl, a …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is traveling to China to talk climate change
1 year, 2 months ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is traveling to China to talk climate change

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will try to reinforce his state’s role as a global leader on climate change as he begins a weeklong visit to China on Monday, a trip that presents both political risk and opportunity for crucial international collaboration. “The states really are where anything substantive is going to happen,” Victor said, while at the …

Opinion: What California Gov. Gavin Newsom could learn from China’s response to climate change
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: What California Gov. Gavin Newsom could learn from China’s response to climate change

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom put an international spotlight on California’s climate policies in his speech at the United Nations last month. California has long led by example on environmental matters, and the world’s leading polluters, including China, have looked to the Golden State for ideas on reducing air pollution and increasing clean energy production. California’s climate ambitions will be met only by …

Editorial: California’s transportation spending doesn’t match its climate promises
1 year, 2 months ago

Editorial: California’s transportation spending doesn’t match its climate promises

LA Times  

Rush-hour traffic at the intersection of the 110 and 101 freeways in Los Angeles on June 15, 2021. Opinion Editorial: California’s lawsuit against Big Oil could help end decades of climate lies California’s climate lawsuit against big oil companies isn’t only notable for its pursuit of industry accountability for the damage being caused by fossil fuels. Of the state’s primary …

California Politics: Newsom and his environmental agenda take the national stage
1 year, 3 months ago

California Politics: Newsom and his environmental agenda take the national stage

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks at the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York on Wednesday. Gavin Newsom headed to New York this week to talk up his administration’s efforts to combat climate change and to take a swing or two at former President Trump and his Republican compadre, Republican House Speaker …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business
1 year, 3 months ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — California Gov. California lawmakers last week passed legislation requiring large businesses from oil and gas companies to retail giants to disclose their direct greenhouse gas emissions as well as those that come from activities like employee business travel. “This legislation will support those companies doing their part to tackle the climate crisis and create accountability for those …

California lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage
1 year, 3 months ago

California lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage, officials said Saturday. The civil lawsuit filed in state Superior Court in San Francisco …

California lawmakers OK bills banning certain chemicals in foods and drinks
1 year, 3 months ago

California lawmakers OK bills banning certain chemicals in foods and drinks

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are working through hundreds of bills before the legislative session ends on Thursday. DISCLOSING FINANCIAL RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE The state Assembly approved a bill requiring companies making more than $500 million annually to disclose what financial risks climate change poses to their businesses and how they plan to address those risks. The bill was …

California Gets Ahead of SEC in Forcing Firms’ Carbon Disclosure
1 year, 3 months ago

California Gets Ahead of SEC in Forcing Firms’ Carbon Disclosure

Bloomberg  

California state legislators passed a bill Tuesday that would leapfrog the US Securities and Exchange Commission ’s efforts to require companies to disclose their greenhouse gases and climate-related financial risks. As the world’s fifth-largest economy, California’s environmental rules are quickly followed by other states, even when they exceed federal requirements. The Golden State’s proposal, known as the Climate Corporate Data …

Gov. Newsom unveils sweeping plan to speed up California infrastructure projects
1 year, 7 months ago

Gov. Newsom unveils sweeping plan to speed up California infrastructure projects

LA Times  

A worker walks through the Claude “Bud” Lewis Desalination Plant in Carlsbad. Newsom’s proposal aims to shorten the contracting process for bridge and water projects, limit timelines for environmental litigation and simplify permitting for complicated developments in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and elsewhere. “We look forward to working with our colleagues in the Assembly and administration to ensure we …

Column: Newsom denies the obvious: California is no longer in drought
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Newsom denies the obvious: California is no longer in drought

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announces the rollback of some drought restrictions during a news conference Friday at a farm in Dunnigan, Calif. Gov. Is the drought over?” Newsom asked rhetorically in his opening comments at the farm, answering every attending reporter’s question before it was asked. “It’s incumbent upon us to continue to maintain our vigilance … to allow for the fast-tracking …

California approves roadmap for carbon neutrality by 2045
2 years ago

California approves roadmap for carbon neutrality by 2045

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough to combat climate change. CARBON CAPTURE The plan refers to carbon capture as a “necessary tool” to implement in the state …

California Democrats cap legislative year with climate wins
2 years, 3 months ago

California Democrats cap legislative year with climate wins

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tougher clean energy goals, a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools, and establishing guidelines for capturing carbon and storing it underground are among the climate proposals California Democrats advanced in the final days of the legislative session. Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove of Bakersfield, one of the state’s oil hubs, said the …

Editorial: California should go bolder on climate, even if it’s an 11th-hour push
2 years, 4 months ago

Editorial: California should go bolder on climate, even if it’s an 11th-hour push

LA Times  

California may be known as a climate leader, but when it comes to legislation to cut pollution and phase out fossil fuels, state lawmakers are largely resting on their laurels. Gavin Newsom has worked with legislators to set aside tens of billions of dollars of the state’s massive budget surplus and has taken administrative steps to support climate change goals. …

California’s Newsom wants to accelerate key climate goals
2 years, 4 months ago

California’s Newsom wants to accelerate key climate goals

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. He also wants to establish a permitting policy for projects that would remove carbon dioxide from the air and put into law the state’s 2045 carbon neutrality goal as well as a ban on new oil wells within 3,200 feet of homes and schools. “The ambition of California’s climate goals must match the urgency and …

Amid fight with oil industry, Newsom makes a last-minute pitch to harden California’s climate goals
2 years, 4 months ago

Amid fight with oil industry, Newsom makes a last-minute pitch to harden California’s climate goals

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks with leaders of urban water agencies during a meeting in Sacramento on May 23. Gavin Newsom this week urged California lawmakers to harden the state’s climate and energy goals, releasing a five-point legislative plan that promises to intensify the governor’s clash with the state’s powerful, billion-dollar oil industry. York said the battle with the industry group is …

Jerry Brown was surprised — and thrilled — by Joe Manchin’s climate deal
2 years, 4 months ago

Jerry Brown was surprised — and thrilled — by Joe Manchin’s climate deal

LA Times  

This is the Aug. 4, 2022, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. A top climate and conservation official at California’s State Water Resources Control Board just resigned — and he’s got some searing criticisms of Gov. WATER IN THE WEST Arizona golf courses use way more water …

California drought official quits, blasting Newsom for ‘gut wrenching’ inaction
2 years, 4 months ago

California drought official quits, blasting Newsom for ‘gut wrenching’ inaction

LA Times  

In his time at the California State Water Resources Control Board, Max Gomberg has witnessed the state grapple with two devastating droughts and the accelerating effects of climate change. “The way some of you have simply rolled over and accepted this has also been difficult to watch.” In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Gomberg said he went public …

Newsom has a plan to keep the lights on in California — using fossil fuels
2 years, 5 months ago

Newsom has a plan to keep the lights on in California — using fossil fuels

LA Times  

A gas-fired power plant in Huntington Beach that was originally supposed to close in 2020. Gavin Newsom would reshape how business is done on the California power grid, potentially helping to extend the life of beachfront gas plants and the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, making it easier for solar and wind farm developers to sidestep local government opposition, and limiting …

Newsom urges aggressive water conservation and warns of statewide restrictions
2 years, 7 months ago

Newsom urges aggressive water conservation and warns of statewide restrictions

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks with leaders of urban water agencies during a meeting in Sacramento on May 23. Gavin Newsom met with leaders of the state’s largest urban water suppliers Monday and implored them to step up efforts to get people to reduce water use as California’s drought continues to worsen. “Every water agency across the state needs to take more …

California needs to do more than just throw money at climate change. It must act
2 years, 11 months ago

California needs to do more than just throw money at climate change. It must act

LA Times  

For the second year in a row, California has been blessed with a massive budget surplus, and Gov. Combined with funds from last year’s state climate spending package, it would provide California with a total of $37 billion for climate-related initiatives over a six-year period. Newsom administration officials say the size of the spending package shows California’s actions are finally …

Gov. Newsom to push vaccines in Southern California swing
3 years, 1 month ago

Gov. Newsom to push vaccines in Southern California swing

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, added to the intrigue on Sunday night with a since-deleted tweet telling people to “please stop hating and get a life.” But Tuesday, Newsom said his absence was nothing more than a chance to recharge with his family after a frenetic three years in office that included an unprecedented pandemic, …

Newsom signs $15-billion package to fight climate change, wildfire and drought
3 years, 3 months ago

Newsom signs $15-billion package to fight climate change, wildfire and drought

LA Times  

Sierra Cobras fire crew member Gustavo Cisneros keeps an eye on a hillside in the Sequoia National Forest. “We feel a deep sense of responsibility here in the state of California because of the smash-mouth realities of climate change,” Newsom said. Newsom also criticized former President Trump for failing to fight climate change, noting that Trump said the answer to …

Can California ban fracking? Newsom’s bold plan to fight climate change faces skepticism
4 years, 2 months ago

Can California ban fracking? Newsom’s bold plan to fight climate change faces skepticism

LA Times  

On the hood of an electric car, California Gov. “I’ve seen bills that do way less related to oil die in the Legislature.” The call to ban fracking left some questioning whether the intent of the well-timed move by a governor with a taste for big promises was to draw national headlines or to launch a political dogfight in Sacramento …

California oil production limits stall in Legislature, leaving the issue to Newsom
4 years, 4 months ago

California oil production limits stall in Legislature, leaving the issue to Newsom

LA Times  

In his first year in office, Gov. In November, Newsom administration officials said the Department of Conservation would “consider the best available science and data” to determine if health and safety buffers were warranted around wells, stopping short of the mandate for setbacks included in the ill-fated legislation, Assembly Bill 345. Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of the Western States Petroleum Assn., …

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