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California Climate Change Winners and Losers

Winners and Losers in California's VMT-Based CEQA System
Streetsblog California
In this article, I explore the winners and losers of the VMT system here in California. ... climate change? WINNER: Projects Near High Quality ... 

Canada far off all climate targets - MSN
MSN
... climate targets: study. 2. Travel Culture Life· 1d. Climate change winners and losers: Is Canada on the wrong list? Ottawa ...

California Global Reporting Initiative    

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California Socially Responsible Investing    

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California Geoengineering

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California Climate Change and Satellites     

These maps show where California sank the most over the past decade
San Francisco Chronicle
The map below shows how California's landscape changed from June ... Further subsidence, combined with more severe droughts due to climate change ...

California's Climate Whiplash | KPFA
KPFA
satellite imagery of the California coast and Pacific Ocean ... Dr. Swain unpacks how atmospheric dynamics are being amplified by climate change ...

Report shows California's natural and working lands absorbed nearly twice the carbon lost ...
California Air Resources Board - CA.gov
... Climate Change (IPCC). The data show plants have absorbed twice the ... California's sources of human-caused climate emissions. The inventory ...

California Wildfires Climate Change    

California Attorney General Rob Bonta Denounces EPA's Rescission of Greenhouse Gas ...
California Department of Justice - CA.gov
Federal rollback violates well-settled law, putting fossil fuel industry's profits over American's health and safety OAKLAND — California Attorney ...

A 32-year species-specific live fuel moisture content dataset for southern California chaparral
Nature
Live fuel moisture content (LFMC) strongly affects the behavior of wildland fire, resulting in its incorporation into wildfire spread models and ...

Trump Scraps a Cornerstone Climate Finding, as California Prepares for Court | KQED
KQED
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the federal government may regulate greenhouse gases if they were found to endanger public health, the U.S. ...

California Sustainability Investing    

Congressional Committee Investigating CalPERS' Investments into Radical ESG Causes
California Globe
... investments, and consequently putting political priorities over the interests of California worker pensions. “Sustainable fund managers who direct ...

California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance Wins 2026 V d'Or Award for Best Sustainability Initiative
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any statements or data. The following content was selected to provide users with ...

California Leadership Climate Change     

Donald Trump declares the Republican Party the pro-pollution party - Governor of California
Governor of California - CA.gov
EPA repeal puts polluters over public health ... What you need to know: The Trump administration repealed the U.S. EPA's Endangerment Finding, ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta Denounces EPA's Rescission of Greenhouse Gas ...
California Department of Justice - CA.gov
Federal rollback violates well-settled law, putting fossil fuel industry's profits over American's health and safety OAKLAND — California Attorney ...

How California plans to keep the lights on: A look into recent regulatory developments
News and stories - Environmental Defense Fund
Recently, the CPUC released a new proposal through this process that has significant implications for the state's clean energy transition. Two major ...

California Energy Storage    

UCSB scientists develop 'liquid battery' that stores sunlight as heat - KTLA
KTLA
California leads the nation in rooftop solar adoption, according to the school, but long-term energy storage remains one of the biggest barriers to ...

California Community Power Executes Long-Duration Storage Contract with Advanced ...
Cal-CCA.org
California Community Power Executes Long-Duration Storage Contract with Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage Developer Hydrostor Agency signs up ...

California Energy Commission to Hold First Public Meeting on Prairie Song Reliability ...
California Energy Commission - CA.gov
The CEC has announced a public meeting for a proposed battery energy storage system project seeking approval through the Opt-In Certification program ... 

California Green Bond Funds    

California Trails Survey gathers public input to guide future recreational access in the state
Santa Maria Sun
In response to community needs and priorities, future programs launched by the state will distribute climate bond funds for trail projects, which will ... 

California Data Driven Decision Making    

California Takes Aim at Surveillance Pricing: 4 Steps for Data-Driven Businesses to Prepare
Fisher Phillips
Aside from the privacy implications, a number of states (including California) regulate the use of automated decision-making technology or profiling ...

NEW REPORT: Regulating data center water use in California - Maven's Notebook
Maven's Notebook
Consider local water-related impacts when making data center siting and design decisions. ... powered by data centers, while protecting local ...

California Sector Based Decarbonization  

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California Microgrids    

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California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage    

Danish delegation gathers US CCS experiences in new collaboration - EnergyWatch
EnergyWatch
... utilization, and storage (CCUS), announces a press release by ... CCSSubscription. Ineos CEO: Crucial to maintain confidence in carbon capture.

California Community Health Risk Assessment         

Report Describes Complex Cumulative Risk Assessment Proposal to Implement California Law
Beyond Pesticides
A UCLA report underscores some of the critical gaps in pesticide law and the opportunity to strengthen cumulative impact assessments.

Analysis: Thousands of California Schools, Hospitals, Playgrounds Concerningly Close to ...
Center for Biological Diversity
LOS ANGELES— Thousands of idle oil and gas wells in California are concerningly close to 3787 schools, hospitals, parks and eldercare centers, ...

Living on the Frontlines of Fumigation Facilities in Los Angeles County - NRDC
NRDC
Residents of the communities surrounding warehouses that use dangerous chemicals to kill pests are standing up to demand transparency and ...

California CDP Sustainability    

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California Community Health Risks from Climate Change    

Rodent Activity Expands Beyond Coastal Cities, Exposing 1.2 Million Inland Californians to ...
Florida Today
Rodent activity is expanding into inland California, exposing 1.2 million residents to new public health risks driven by climate shifts and urban ...

UCLA experts: EPA plans to revoke its own endangerment finding, weakening pollution protections
Newsroom | UCLA
He also has expertise in extreme heat effects and contributed to California's Fifth Climate Change ... climate change and pose risks to human health is ...

Blending hydrogen into gas pipelines would enrich utilities and harm Californians
LATimes.com
... community's health and safety — without actually fighting climate change. ... California's work to stop climate change. Advertisement. Forcing ...

California Low Carbon Funds    

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan - Legislative Analyst's Office
Legislative Analyst's Office
... California's Affordable Housing Funding System.) Allocates $3.8 Billion in ... Low Carbon Transit Operations Program. 141. Wildfire and forest ...

EV benefits increase for Healdsburg residents
Healdsburg Tribune
... Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) funding, while sharpening the city's focus on equity and climate goals. At its Feb. 2 meeting, the City Council ...

California Invests $27M in Port Data System Development - Blog
Blog - GetTransport.com
Order a single-vendor integration contract with a fixed-price cap and split funds by function: 60% for software and systems integration, 25% for ...

California Renewable Energy Investments

Governor Newsom launches UK climate partnership, welcomes nearly $1 billion Octopus ...
Governor of California
... Energy HQ, welcomes $1 billion investment in California's clean economy. Octopus Energy commits nearly $1 billion in California clean economy. The ...

Octopus Energy to invest $1bn in Californian clean tech - Net Zero Investor
Net Zero Investor
UK-based renewable energy developer Octopus Energy Generation will invest $1bn in California's clean energy markets. Investments will target clean ...

Octopus Energy Generation invests $1billion in Californian clean tech
Renewable energy magazine
European renewable energy investor Octopus Energy Generation is investing nearly $1 billion in two Californian carbon removal companies and in ...
 

California Methane Emissions     

California explores first-time regulation of methane emissions from dairy cows - Stocktonia
Stocktonia
The dairy and livestock sectors produce more than half of California's methane emissions, and most of those come from dairy cow burps and manure.

Report shows California's natural and working lands absorbed nearly twice the carbon lost ...
California Air Resources Board - CA.gov
It complements the state's annual greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) inventory which counts emissions and reductions from about 80 percent of California's ...

California Impact Investing    

Letters to the Regulators: Letter to the California Air Resource Board Urging Emission ...
Americans for Financial Reform
“Insurers are among the leading institutional investors in fossil fuels, investing ... impact on the climate and their progress towards their ...

Congressional Committee Investigating CalPERS' Investments into Radical ESG Causes
California Globe
Congressional Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI); Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Rick ...

Chantal Triay Named 2026 "49 Under 49" Honoree by California State University, Long ...
The Globe and Mail
The distinction reflects the university's founding year of 1949 and honors graduates whose work demonstrates excellence, service, and long-term impact ...