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California Global Reporting Initiative    

Governor Newsom partners with world's leading tech companies to prepare Californians for AI future
Governor of California - CA.gov
IBM Initiative: This initiative aims to integrate AI into career education programs across California's ... The California Report on Frontier AI Policy ...

People & Appointments: Global Reporting Initiative names new CFO - Responsible Investor
Responsible Investor
Alessandro Gianesini has been appointed the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) new CFO. Gianesini joined the standard setter from Transparency ...

California Socially Responsible Investing    

Fiscal Fallout: California agency's budget grew 68x over the past decade
The Black Chronicle
These non-ESG passive investments are where the CalKIDS investments are made, meaning TIAA-CREF takes only a 0.01% fee on those taxpayer funds, though ...

Leading Southern California Climbing Gym Partners with Impact Fund to Secure Permanent Home
Morningstar
PR Newswire. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12, 2025. Sender One Climbing and Kachuwa Impact Fund partner to redefine growth through mission-driven investment ...

California Geoengineering

Unauthorized geoengineering experiments discovered in California - Notizie.it
Notizie.it
An investigation exposes geoengineering experiments in California, with opaque practices and potential environmental risks.

Solar geoengineering could cause widespread crop failure - ISEP
ISEP
... California, Berkley, has found. The research shows that, while helping crops to grow, any improvements in yield caused by cooler temperatures ...

House GOP: California regulator wrongly enforcing EV mandate - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
GREENWIRE | House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are accusing California's air regulator of continuing to enforce the electric vehicle ...

California climate change and satellites     

Next Generation Satellites and Sensors Look to Speed Up Wildfire Response
Via Satellite
To what extent did climate change play a role? These are the questions ... California) benefitting from sampling intervals as short as nine minutes.

White House Wants to Destroy NASA Satellites Tracking Climate Change and Plant Health
ZME Science
“This is illegal,” says Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California. “Congress has the power of the purse, not Trump or Vought [from the Office ...

US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake - NASA
NASA
... California. “What might only be a foot or two in the ... Discover Related Topics. Missions. Humans in Space. Climate Change. Solar System. NASA Logo ...

California Wildfires Climate Change    

New study shows how climate change is driving wildfire season to start earlier in California
PBS
Fire season is expanding in California, with an earlier start to wildfire activity in most of the state. In parts of the northern mountains, ...

Human-caused climate change is expanding California's destructive fire seasons | UCLA
Newsroom | UCLA
In parts of California over the last 30 years, warming has pushed the wildfire season anywhere from a week to almost seven weeks earlier. “These ...

Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate ...
Lake County News
In our study, we separated the natural climate variations from changes driven by human-caused climate warming. Fire season's start date in ... 

California Sustainability Investing    

California's Political Crossroads: Governor's Race and Treasurer's Office as Catalysts for ... - AInvest
AInvest
California's Political Crossroads: Governor's Race and Treasurer's Office as Catalysts for Investment in Housing, Infrastructure, and Clean ...

Arevon Completes $2B Solar-Plus-Storage Facility in California - ESG News
ESG News
$2 bn investment delivers 758 MW of solar capacity and 300 MW/1,200 MWh of storage, powering 266,000 homes annually. Project supports California's ...

Sempra's Strategic Restructuring and Regulated Utility Growth: A Path to Sustainable ... - AInvest
AInvest
- Regulatory tailwinds, including Texas' House Bill 5247 and California infrastructure funding, boost Oncor's $485M Q2 2025 investments, enhancing ...

California Leadership Climate Change     

The energy source that could survive Trump's attack on California's green ambitions
Los Angeles Times
The Avina project in Vernon will be one of the largest hydrogen production and dispensing facilities in the country when it opens this fall.

Lessons from a Run for County Supervisor: Know Your Answer to “Why Me,” Says ...
League of Conservation Voters
LCV Candidate Academy alum Kate Daniels talks lessons from the training and how she applied them to her successful campaign for County Supervisor ...

California incorporates climate modeling into property insurance - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
The department advanced a plan to let insurers charge premiums based on the projected risk of wildfires — an approach that accounts for future climate ...

California Energy Storage    

A huge $2 billion solar + storage project in California powers up - Electrek
Electrek
Eland 1 & 2, a 758-megawatt (MW) solar farm with a 300 MW/1200 MWh battery storage system, is now online in Mojave, California.

California activates $2 billion solar and energy storage facility - PV Magazine
PV Magazine
Arevon Energy has completed the $2 billion, two-phase Eland solar-plus-storage project in Kern County, California, which will supply about 7% of ...

Californa's $2 billion solar and energy storage facility is activated - pv magazine USA
pv magazine USA
Arevon Energy announced the completion of the two-phase Eland solar plus storage project, sited in Kern County, California.

California Green Bond Funds    

San Diego Community Power Saves Customers $54.1 Million with Green Bonds
American Public Power Association
... bond funds and, as a result, provides a discount to ... California CCA MCE, Financing Authority Issue More Than $1 Billion in Green Bonds.

News Briefs from August 5 Board of Supervisors Meeting NEW TO THE COUNTY WORKFORCE
Sierra Wave Media
... California Climate Investments and Proposition 4 bond funds. Pfeiler prepared multiple applications for funding to address critical wildfire ...

California Data Driven Decision Making    

California Finalizes AI Regulations For Automated Decision-Making Technology
CDF Labor Law LLP
A description of how the technology works; Information on the right to opt out; Instructions for accessing relevant data processed by the ADMT; An ...

Governor Newsom partners with world's leading tech companies to prepare Californians for AI future
Governor of California - CA.gov
... data-driven decisions, and enhance efficiencies using GenAI. As a ... The California Report on Frontier AI Policy. This landmark report will ...

New Updates to CCPA Regulations: California's Focus on Automated Decisionmaking ...
JD Supra
... based on particular situations. Attorney Advertising. © Robinson+Cole ... Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider · Contact + Follow x ...

California Microgrids    

The High-Carbon Truth Behind A 'Green' California Microgrid - CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica
A deep dive into the Calistoga hydrogen microgrid reveals high emissions, long supply chains, and misplaced public funding.

This hydrogen microgrid is the first of its kind. Is it a good idea? - Canary Media
Canary Media
white industrial boxes against a sunset. This hydrogen microgrid should keep the power on in Calistoga, California. (Energy Vault). CALISTOGA, Calif ...

Triple-Tasking Calistoga Microgrid to Participate in CAISO Market, Lowering Resiliency Costs
Microgrid Knowledge
On July 24, the project passed a final hurdle, with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approving amendments to microgrid developer ...

California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage    

Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage in the United States | Jones Day - JDSupra
JD Supra
Jones Day released a White Paper titled, “CCUS Regulation and Incentives in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Comparative Table for Strategic...

Carbon Capture Utilization And Storage In The United States - Oil, Gas & Electricity - Mondaq
Mondaq
The current presidential administration has expressed its continued support for the expansion of carbon capture and sequestration policies through ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Market Demand - openPR.com
openPR.com
Press release - InsightAce Analytic Pvt. Ltd - Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Market Demand and Growth Opportunities Detailed Analysis ...

California CDP Sustainability    

Arevon Completes $2B Solar-Plus-Storage Facility in California - ESG News
ESG News
Project supports California's target of 100% clean energy by 2035 and boosts Los Angeles' renewable share to 60%. Over 1,000 construction jobs created ...

California-Africa climate economic forum charts new course for green investment across the continent
Africa Sustainability Matters
CDP report finds climate action delivers 7x Returns with Africa positioned for the largest upside · Africa · New sustainability opportunities in ...

California Community Health Risk Assessment     

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Issues Fish Consumption ...
The Santa Barbara Independent
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — On August 7, 2025, the California ...

Association between housing status and mental health and substance use severity among ...
BMC Primary Care - BioMed Central
Universal screening for homelessness and risk for homelessness in the veterans health administration. ... California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA ...

California Community Health Risks from Climate Change    

Scientists discover surprising cause of dangerous dust problem impacting US region
The Cool Down
To mitigate public health risks and regional climate change associated with precipitation and snowmelt, agricultural practices in the Central Valley ...

'People's Hearing On Extreme Weather' targets Trump climate policy - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
... climate change “puts more people's health, homes and futures at risk.” Advertisement. Dennis Higgins recounted returning to his home in the Pacific ...

California Low Carbon Funds    

California stalls on community solar as Trump moves to pull federal funds
The Daily Climate
The California Public Utilities Commission's extended rulemaking left solar firms unable to finance community projects before the grant's 2029 ...

California Renewable Energy Investments    

California activates $2 billion solar and energy storage facility - pv magazine USA
pv magazine USA
... energy storage projects across 17 states representing more than $10 billion in capital investment. The company has a 9 GW development portfolio.

The Folly of California's Green Energy Future - WSJ
WSJ
'Mr. Newsom assures us that renewables are the cheapest thing since powdered wigs, yet California's electricity costs more than unicorn tears.'

California Methane Emissions     

Heavy-duty engine makers pledge not to agree to emissions deals with California ... - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
... emissions deals with California after FTC antitrust probe. “The ... California again over its agreement to abide by the state's vehicle emission rules..

House GOP: California regulator wrongly enforcing EV mandate - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro
Congress earlier this year overturned California's effort to ban the sale of gas vehicles by 2035. ... emissions regulations that California no longer ...

California races to protect clean air rules after Trump rolls back emission waivers
The Daily Climate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will stop updating a widely used greenhouse gas emissions database after suspending its creator for signing a ...

California Impact Investing    

Leading Southern California Climbing Gym Partners with Impact Fund to Secure Permanent Home
Morningstar
The partnership allows Sender One to invest in long-term stability and growth while staying aligned with its core values of community, stewardship, ...

California Water Service Announces $0.30 Dividend – Market Impact and Investment Insights
AInvest
- Investors are advised to capture the dividend pre-August 11 with low price drag risk, while long-term holders should monitor earnings and capital ...

California Resources (CRC.US) Insider Stock Sale: Signals of Weakness or Strategic Opportunity?
AInvest
... investors. Form 144 Filings and Market ... California's energy transition creates demand for both traditional and sustainable energy solutions.