Environment Archives - Page 10 of 49

California Energy Commission Begins Certifying $1 Billion Energy Storage Facility in Kern County

July 14, 2022 4:48 pm

California Energy Commission (CEC) officials announced on Wednesday that they will begin to certify an energy storage facility development in Kern County that would help California continue to transition more into renewable energy use and severely reduce greenhouse gases. According...

Bipartisan Bill by CA House Members to Save Yosemite’s Giant Sequoia Trees

July 14, 2022 1:04 pm

In a rare act of bipartisanship from California Congressional representatives, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) have joined together to bring forward a bill aimed at saving giant sequoia trees in California. The giant sequoia...

PG&E To Submit Application For Federal Funds to Keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Operating Past 2025

July 6, 2022 3:46 pm

Utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced on Tuesday that they will be submitting an application to receive funds from a federal government program to remain open well past the current 2025 shut down date. Ever since Diablo Canyon...

The California Green Collar Jobs Act

July 2, 2022 3:36 pmJuly 2, 2022 3:44 pm

California has a number of formal acts in statute. The Unemployment Insurance Code provides the California Green Collar Jobs Act of 2008, which is contained in Sections 15000 to 15003. Division 8 was added in 2008 by Chapter 312. Section...

Clean Cars and Clean Air Act Receives Enough Signatures for November Ballot

June 29, 2022 12:34 pm

Supporters of the Clean Cars and Clean Air Act ballot initiative, which aims to drastically reduce air pollution in California by increasing funding for wildfire firefighters, electric cars, and electric car infrastructure, announced on Tuesday that they accumulated almost 1...

Largest Private Landowner in CA Halts All Public Access to Lands Over Wildfire Risks

June 27, 2022 3:50 pm

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), the second largest lumber producer in the United States and the largest private landowner in the state, announced on Monday that all public access on their lands will halt later this week due to increased wildfire...

Bill To Force CalPERS, CalSTRS to Divest From Fossil Fuel Companies Dies in Assembly Committee

June 23, 2022 4:12 pm

A bill that would have had forced both the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to divest from fossil fuel companies they have invested in died in the Assembly on Wednesday after...