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California Climate Change Winners and Losers

UAW Pushes for Green Jobs And Affordability in California - Labor Notes |
Labor Notes |
In California, the impacts of man-made climate change are all too ... “There's not those deliberate moves to pick winners and losers in the ... 

California Global Reporting Initiative    

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California Socially Responsible Investing    

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Rep. Kiley launches CalPERS ESG probe after The Center Square investigation
The Center Square
"This is about protecting the investments and retirement of California's public employees," Kiley told The Center Square. "CalPERS has a massive ...

California, UK Deepen Climate Partnership As Octopus Energy Commits Nearly $1 Billion ...
ESG News
Sustainable Business · Policy & Gov. Policy & Regulators · Government · ESG Investing · Carbon Markets · Sustainable Finance · Climate Finance ...

How sustainable investors should navigate AI's ESG risks: Nuveen
ESG Dive
The report walks sustainable investors through the environmental, social and governance implications of artificial intelligence investments, ...

California Geoengineering

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California Climate Change and Satellites     

Behind the data: observing California's toxic algae from space | EUMETSAT
EUMETSAT
Because algae are very sensitive to environmental changes, they are useful indicators of how climate change impacts marine ecosystems. In early ...

Dramatic satellite photos show California mountain snow after storms - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The change in California's landscape over four months was stunning, as ... CaliforniaClimate & EnvironmentThe Latest. Sign up for Essential ...

Widening beaches make California 500 acres bigger than it was 40 years ago
University of California

UC Irvine and USGS researchers used satellites to track coastal changes ... climate change and sea level rise add new pressures to coastal environments. 

California Wildfires Climate Change    

Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires | Climate crisis - The Guardian
The Guardian
And more than half of that increase is caused by human-caused climate change, researchers calculated. ... fire researcher at University of California, ...

What if the next California-scale wildfire happens in the Midwest? | Risk Management Partners
Munich Re
What if the next California-scale wildfire happens in the Midwest? ... Climate Change Edition · Climate Financial Impact Edition · Wildfire HD ...

New Research: How Wildfires Can Be Leveraged to Increase Forest Resilience
The Nature Conservancy
... climate change and more than a century of fire suppression. Mechanical ... California. “The largest opportunity, by far, is to enhance the ...

California Sustainability Investing    

Governor Newsom launches UK climate partnership, welcomes nearly $1 billion Octopus ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
California and the United Kingdom partner to tackle climate and promote sustainable development. What you need to know: As long-standing alliances ... 

USGBC California Teams Up with Green Badger to Streamline Data Reporting for ... - Morningstar
Morningstar
SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Badger, the leading SaaS provider simplifying sustainability and ESG in the built industry, today ...

California Expands Global Climate Push with UK Deal, Major Clean-Tech Commitment
ACT News
California Dairy Sustainability Summit · California Hydrogen Leadership ... investments in California clean tech companies and projects. The ... 

California Leadership Climate Change     

Munich Security Conference: Governor Newsom reinforces climate partnerships as Donald ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... California's values, economic strength, and climate leadership. The Governor joined world leaders from Ukraine, Germany, and Spain to strengthen ...

CA's environmental leadership in jeopardy - Capitol Weekly
Capitol Weekly
Individuals and businesses have increasingly embraced composting food scraps and the convenience of compostable products as essential to California's ...

Gavin Newsom Says Trump is 'Code Red' For Climate Leadership - Time Magazine
Time Magazine
Despite federal rollbacks, Newsom assured the crowd that California will remain committed to the climate fight. ... climate change and climate policy.”.

California Energy Storage    

Governor Newsom names new California Public Utilities Commission President to launch ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... California's clean energy progress. ... energy procurement, and accelerate battery storage to improve reliability without unnecessary rate increases.

Texas is about to overtake California in battery storage | Electrek
Electrek
Texas is set to overtake California in battery storage as the US installs hit a record 57.6 GWh in 2025, up 30% year-over-year.

California files lawsuit against Trump for illegally terminating $1.2 billion in energy and ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
Since the beginning of the Newsom Administration, battery storage has surged to nearly 17,000 megawatts — a 2,100%+ increase, and over 30,000 ...

California Green Bond Funds    

California opens $9.2M climate bond round for tribal land return, nature-based projects
Tribal Business News
The California Natural Resources Agency has opened up $9.2 million in funding for tribal or tribally-led organizations working on landback and ...

Fitch Rates California Infrastructure Economic and Development Bank's 2026 SRF Rev Ref ...
Fitch Ratings
--Approximately $144.1 million Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) revenue refunding bonds, series 2026 (Green Bonds). In ...

NatWest Study Sees Climate Bond Funds Cracking Down on Issuers - Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
“Above all, the need to establish credibility is paramount.” BloombergGreen · US Renews Threat to Withdraw From IEA Over Climate Advocacy · California ...

California Data Driven Decision Making    

California co-leads multi-state lawsuit against CDC's unscientific vaccine recommendations ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... driven decision-making. To lead this work, the state engaged some of the nation's most respected public health voices, including Dr. Susan Monarez ...

California Court Finds Harm in Collection and Use of License Plate Information without Privacy Policy
Fisher Phillips
Brendan Bartholomew parked his vehicle in a parking garage owned and/or operated by Parking Concepts multiple times in 2022 and 2023. When he arrived ...

Enabling data-driven decision making for drug development with modern imaging data management
Fierce Pharma
Medical imaging produces essential efficacy and safety evidence across clinical trials; however, fragmentation in image acquisition, ... 

California Sector Based Decarbonization  

Utility Global secures $100 million in initial Series D funding to launch California biogas-to ...
Energies Media
... California biogas-to-hydrogen mobility ... After some speculation that energy industry enthusiasts caught wind of, Houston-based decarbonization ...

UC Berkeley's mass timber research is impacting the decarbonization of California's ...
Lake County News
The adoption of mass timber construction could help the industry shift away from concrete and steel, major sources of global greenhouse gas emissions.

California Microgrids    

Hydrostor, ESS Inc, PowerSecure enhances New Mexico grid - Energy-Storage.News
Energy-Storage.News
... microgrids in New Mexico, and ESS Inc acquires VoltStorage. CC Power procures 400MWh of Hydrostor's Willow Rock LDES project. California Community ...

California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage    

UK/California MoU includes emissions trading, carbon markets
Quantum Commodity Intelligence
carbon capture utilization and storage;; greenhouse gas removals; and; methane emissions reduction. Other areas of cooperation specified in the MoU ...

California Community Health Risk Assessment         

Health Officials Release Assessment Of San Francisco Tuberculosis Outbreak - Patch
Patch
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The risk to the general public appears low after an ... Three active TB cases were confirmed in the school community as of Friday, ...

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Legislative Analyst's Office
California Sex Offender Management Board and The State Authorized Risk Assessment Tools for Sex Offenders Review Committee ... health system and ... 

California CDP Sustainability    

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California Community Health Risks from Climate Change    

Unequal Access to Nature Fuels America's Health Crisis - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate News
A digest of stories on the inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. ... Mapping Unequal Climate Risks in a ...

Trump's EPA Decided Climate Change Doesn't Endanger Public Health. Evidence Says Otherwise.
Colorado Times Recorder
Warmer air holds more moisture, so climate change brings increasing rainfall and storm intensity and worsening flooding, as many U.S. communities have ...

Without Federal Climate Action, California's Wild Native Fish Face Almost Certain Extinction Events
California Trout
... health of our wild fish, rivers, communities, and climate. At California Trout, we know that the climate crisis is real. Climate change is the ... 

California Low Carbon Funds    

California files lawsuit against Trump for illegally terminating $1.2 billion in energy and ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
What you need to know: Governor Newsom continues protecting California's economy and energy goals – announcing a new lawsuit to block the Trump ...

California Sues Over $1.2B Clean Energy Funding Cuts - Fuel Cells Works
Fuel Cells Works
California leads a 13-state lawsuit against Trump's administration for unlawfully cutting $1.2 billion in hydrogen hub funding, threatening jobs ...

No new CDR bill this year, says California senator - Carbon Pulse
Carbon Pulse
A subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today to Carbon Pulse Premium, Net Zero Pulse and/or Nature & Biodiversity Pulse to access ...

California Renewable Energy Investments

California Sues Over $1.2B Clean Energy Funding Cuts - Fuel Cells Works
Fuel Cells Works
State officials say the cuts threaten jobs, investment and air-quality gains, while the administration argues it is re-prioritising spending.

Octopus acquires California solar-plus-storage project as part of US$1 billion investment
PV Tech
Octopus Energy has announced an investment of 'nearly' US$1 billion into Californian clean energy, including a solar-plus-storage project.

California sues Trump administration over billions in canceled clean energy funding
LATimes.com
“These aren't optional programs — these are investments approved by bipartisan majorities in Congress, and the president doesn't get to cancel them ...

California Methane Emissions     

California Seals 21 Urban Oil Wells in South LA After Decades of Activism | Planetizen News
Planetizen
... methane leaks and toxic emissions. While state and federal funds are helping close some high-risk wells, advocates warn that public dollars should ...

CA's environmental leadership in jeopardy - Capitol Weekly
Capitol Weekly
ROADMAP 2035: Cars, Carbon and Climate Change – How Do We Meet California's Zero Emissions Goals? ... Methane emissions from landfills also will rise, ...

Trump just ended emission standards. Here's what California can do about it
San Francisco Chronicle
Deregulating emission standards could increase the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 10% over the next 30 years. Kevin Carter/Getty Images. Gov. 

California Impact Investing    

President Milliken urges state lawmakers to fuel economic growth by investing in UC | UCnet
UCnet - University of California
President Milliken emphasized UC's profound impact on California's economy as the University continues to work with state and legislative partners ...

Building regional engines for affordable housing in California - ImpactAlpha
Impact Alpha
California's housing affordability challenge is ... impact investing: Mapping student pathways and experiences · Impact Voices | Ibrahim Rashid ...

Step 1 (Copy) — California Climate Investments - CA.gov
California Climate Investments - CA.gov
Once the legislature appropriates GGRF funds, administering agencies design and implement California Climate Investments programs in accordance with ...

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