Region: California
Next steps towards clarity on data center water use
Governor Newsom recently signed AB 2619 (Papan) and AB 2469 (Papan), bills which will require data center developers to provide California with additional information about their potential and actual water usage. This is great progress, especially since the Governor vetoed similar legislation last year. And it’s not too early to look forward to further improvements. These …
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CONTINUE READINGAdvice for California’s Next Governor: Transportation
Recommendations from CLEE’s policy roadmap for the incoming administration
Tuesday’s elections delivered a nationwide sweep of results with positive potential for climate and environmental policy. The new Congress will have power to slow or reverse some of the Trump Administration’s attacks on federal clean air and clean water policy and the opportunity to reinstate some clean energy tax credits. State legislatures and governorships in …
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CONTINUE READINGHow Would Gov. Xavier Becerra’s ‘Power Hour’ Work?
The incoming governor will have to confront rising energy costs. As a candidate he proposed a program for free midday electricity.
Welcome to the “Becerra Era.” Surprising no one, Xavier Becerra was overwhelmingly elected to be California’s next governor. Now, he will be thrust immediately into the fray on some of the most challenging environmental and energy issues facing the state — including rising energy costs. (Some advice for the next governor here.) The energy component …
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CONTINUE READINGL.A. Says “Oil Drilling Has No Place Where We’re Living”
The Drain is a roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
After more than a decade of activism by Angelenos and a years-long legal battle followed by new state legislation, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a plan to end oil drilling within city limits once and for all — making LA the largest city in the nation to do so. The City Council voted …
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CONTINUE READINGSharing Our Advice with California’s Next Governor
Climate and Environmental Policy, Process, and Governance: Advice for California’s Next Governor
Over the past year, CLEE partnered with dozens of organizations and individuals to develop and share information on key energy, environmental, and climate change topics in California’s gubernatorial election. This work included co-hosting a forum with candidates in January focused on energy, environmental, and climate change topics; development of a series of policy briefs that …
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CONTINUE READINGWhy Does Chevron Want Karen Bass to Win Re-election?
The Drain is a roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.
As Angelenos cast their ballots for mayor, Chevron is making clear which candidate it prefers: Mayor Karen Bass. This week brought news that the Chevron Corporation donated $50,000 to a labor union-sponsored independent expenditure committee supporting Bass’s mayoral campaign. Sammy Roth reported on the donation at Climate Colored Goggles, noting that the situation resembles the …
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CONTINUE READINGThree Cheers for Two Clean Energy Victories for California
Gov. Newsom signed SB 1359 and AB 2313, two bills that the UCLA Emmett Institute had identified as clear winners for ratepayers.
After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law two key bills that will help reduce costly gas bills and help households transition to a cleaner energy future: SB 1359 and AB 2313. We’ve written about both of these bills before, in multiple reports and blog posts. It’s …
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CONTINUE READINGSome (Very) Modest Progress on EV Charging Policy
Three new bills address challenges, but bigger opportunities await
Last week, Governor Newsom signed a batch of legislation intended to promote installation of electric vehicle (EV) chargers around the state. California is home to over 200,000 publicly accessible EV chargers, which is both an outstanding infrastructure achievement and a far cry from the million chargers that the California Energy Commission estimates we will need …
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CONTINUE READINGBan The Palm?
Streets For All Wants To — But Is it More About Attention Than The Environment?
Nine times out of 10, when you see a graphic about Los Angeles, somewhere in it you will see a palm tree. It’s the iconic image of this city. When Walter O’Malley built Dodger Stadium, he made sure to include towering palm trees at the Stadium. The problem is that that’s mostly a lie. Palm …
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CONTINUE READING“National Security” is Becoming a Punch Line
Whenever he wants to roll back environmental protections, Trump cooks up a new national security justification.
A recent NY Times article recounts how often President Trump has invoked national security. It earnestly dissects his latest and most absurd claim: that the Arc deTrump he wanted to build will be filled with snipers, ammunition, and drones. It turns out that the snipers would be in an excellent position to shoot out the crosses in Arlington National Cemetery but not to protect anything of strategic importance. The environment has been one of Trump’s most fertile grounds for pretextual national security claims.
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