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California Climate Change Winners and Losers    

El Niño is here, and it's already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific - Grist
Grist
From India to Peru to California, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the fishing industry ... climate change doesn't ...

California Socially Responsible Investing    

Governor Newsom signs historic balanced state budget, cementing California's fiscal ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... responsibility, economic growth, and transformative investments. What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed California's 2026–27 ...

Senator Dave Cortese Praised Today's Adoption of the State's 2026-27 Budget
Senator Dave Cortese - CA.gov
Despite the looming fiscal impacts of H.R. 1—including billions in anticipated cost shifts to California's health care system, counties, and social ... 

California Geoengineering

A popular climate fix could accidentally trigger massive changes to global weather
ScienceDaily
A new study from climate scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara suggests that not all geoengineering strategies have the same ...

Study Highlights Risks of Different Geoengineering Strategies on Climate Systems
SSBCrack News
A recent study conducted by climate scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, emphasizes that not all geoengineering strategies yield ...

Marine heat waves and solar geoengineering - MSN
MSN
Solar Geoengineering Could Shield 75% of Oceans from Deadly Heat Waves ... | ... Democratic reality check: Left in denial as California's blue model ...

California Climate Change and Satellites     

New FireSat satellites promise faster California wildfire detection - Los Angeles Times
LA Times
Climate Change · Water & Drought · Entertainment & Arts · Arts · Books · Stand-Up ... New FireSat satellites promise faster wildfire detection over ...

UVic satellite to probe climate, open-source radio
UVic News
MARMOTSat, set to launch in July, is the second mission in a growing satellite program at UVic's Centre for Aerospace Research.

Second UVic satellite launches to advance climate change research - Times Colonist
Times Colonist
A Victoria-born satellite the size of a long shoebox is set to soar into the skies above California in the early hours of Tuesday.

California Wildfires Climate Change    

Role of environmental variables and meteorology on California's largest wildfires - Nature
Nature
In the past two decades, California's unprecedented wildfire activity has been driven by the combined effects of climate variability and human ...

New FireSat satellites promise faster California wildfire detection - Los Angeles Times
LA Times
Cal Fire will share it with Southern California fire agencies. The ... Climate & EnvironmentScience & MedicineFires. More From the Los Angeles ... 

California Science Based Carbon Performance Targets

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California Sustainability Investing    

The USA, California And Metro Austin Top the 2026 Sustainability Rankings
Site Selection Magazine
Among the top 20 states by cumulative clean electricity investment since 2018, Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Michigan and New York ...

Clean Power Alliance Budget Emphasizes Reliability, Resiliency and Stable Energy Costs ...
Cal-CCA.org
... California Customers Budget Will Support Customer Programs, Workforce Training and Community Investments LOS ANGELES, Calif ... sustainability efforts.

California Budget and Bond Deal Paves the Way for Significant Housing Investments
Enterprise Community Partners
Given that the state budget did not include any funding for critical “Tier 3” GGRF programs, including the Affordable Housing and Sustainable ...

California Leadership Climate Change     

Nancy Pelosi launches new democracy institute at UC Berkeley and will teach a class
ABC7 News
Pelosi, 86, remains a powerful figure in Democratic politics, particularly in her home state of California. Since stepping aside from leadership in ...

Introducing Our 2026 Coastal Leadership Program Cohort - National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society
Birds and Climate Change · Important Bird Areas. Latest News. Bird and ... Funding for Audubon California's 2026 Coastal Leadership Program cohort is ...

Breakthroughs for electric vehicle affordability and clean power in California budget, as ...
Environmental Defense Fund
“We remain eager to work with state leaders through summer to craft a framework for investing in community resilience to growing climate threats. As ...

California Energy Storage    

CPUC Details New Rules to Address Energy Storage 'Foldback' - RTO Insider
RTO Insider
The California Public Utilities Commission modified a slew of rules for battery storage resources participating in CAISO's market in order to more ...

First Year in Operation: Performance Lessons From a 100-MW/400-MWh CAISO Battery
POWER Magazine
This article presents first year performance results from Caballero, a 100-MW/400-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) active in the California ...

California school district to use solar, storage and electric buses to transform campus
Solar Power World
Porterville Unified School District (PUSD) in California is working with ForeFront Power to develop a solar, battery storage and EV charging fleet ... 

California Green Bond Funds    

$12B science bond to offset Trump research cuts misses California ballot deadline
Berkeleyside
A proposed $12 billion bond measure to fund scientific research missed ... climate change and other scientific quests. In addition to raising ...

Research Funding for UC Santa Barbara and Other Universities Doesn't Make the Cut
The Santa Barbara Independent
A proposed $12 billion bond measure to fund scientific and medical research in California missed the deadline to qualify for the November 2026 ...

California wants to rescue medical research. Voters must decide if it's worth $8.4 billion
The Mercury News
The bond money would be split to fund an immunology and immunotherapy research institute affiliated with the University of California and to fund ...

California Data Driven Decision Making    

CCST Launches California AI Science Residency Program on Frontier AI Safety with ...
California Council on Science and Technology (CCST)
CCST's two inaugural AI Science Advisors were placed at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the California ...

California Consumer Privacy Act Conducting Risk Assessments - FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting
Revised CCPA regulations introduce formal risk assessment requirements. Learn key obligations, deadlines, and best practices for compliance.

Data-driven decision-making is the key to unlocking K-12 district success - eSchool News
eSchool News
Data-driven decision-making helps districts create a more stable and motivated educational environment that benefits both staff and students.

California Sector Based Decarbonization  

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California Microgrids    

The Microgrid Services from PG&E Corporation - Local resilience for California businesses
ad-hoc-news.de
Microgrid Services from PG&E Corporation bring tailored backup and on-site generation to commercial customers facing frequent outages in California.

Microgrids are filling the power gap - but is insurance keeping pace?
Insurance Business
Utilities including PG&E have expanded community microgrid programs in California, while Texas lawmakers have approved a $1.8 billion fund ...

California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage    

California's First Carbon Capture Project Is Up and Running. Environmentalists Are Still ...
Inside Climate News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates carbon dioxide storage wells in California ... By continuing to use this site, you ... 

California CDP Sustainability    

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California Community Health Risk Assessment         

California releases CalEnviroScreen 5.0 to identify and prioritize pollution-burdened ...
California Environmental Protection Agency - CA.gov
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the lead state agency for the assessment of health risks posed by ...

Fitch Affirms Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, CA at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings
... analysis, in the context of the organization's revenue defensibility and operating risk, which Fitch's assesses as midrange. CHC's primary credit ...

California Community Health Risks from Climate Change    

California releases CalEnviroScreen 5.0 to identify and prioritize pollution-burdened ... - OEHHA
OEHHA - CA.gov
... community leaders, and residents, gaining deeper insight into community priorities, lived experiences, and emerging environmental health concerns.

Lineage Logistics Fire Smoke Advisory Area Faced High Pollution, Health, Housing, and ...
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute
... communities already facing environmental and public health inequities ... California Face Challenges in Technology, Climate Change. White Paper ...

Experts: Heart-related health risks in heat waves | Newsroom - McGill University
McGill University
... community supports in underserved areas, as climate change drives more frequent and intense heat waves. Interviews with authors available upon ...

California Low Carbon Funds    

California commits to funding geothermal cost-share program essential to driving project deployment
Clean Air Task Force
... low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies. With 30 years of internationally recognized expertise on climate policy and a fierce ...

California gas tax rises July 1, adding cents at the pump - The Desert Sun
The Desert Sun
Low Carbon Fuel Standard changes could add 5 to 9 cents per gallon ... Revenue funds road maintenance, bridge repairs and congestion relief projects.

Horizon – News and Trends in Sustainability Law - June 2026 | DLA Piper - JDSupra
JD Supra
... low-carbon transit and EV rebates. The program also funds the California Climate Credit, which is automatically applied to state residents ...

California Renewable Energy Investments

California commits to funding geothermal cost-share program essential to driving project deployment
Clean Air Task Force
... clean energy onto California's grid. We applaud Governor Newsom and the ... California reauthorizes Cap-and-Invest program, providing market certainty ...

Clean Power Alliance Budget Emphasizes Reliability, Resiliency and Stable Energy Costs ...
Cal-CCA.org
... Energy Costs for Southern California Customers. Budget Will Support Customer Programs, Workforce Training and Community Investments. LOS ANGELES ...

Governor Newsom signs historic balanced state budget, cementing California's fiscal ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... California to weather economic uncertainty without abandoning the investments that improve people's lives. ... energy deployment, strengthened ... 

California Methane Emissions     

Manure digesters spur dairy farm expansion in California, study finds - The New Lede
The New Lede
Expansion at California dairy farms that tap into state and federal incentives to build digesters that turn manure into gas wipes out an estimated ...

Dairy Farms' Expansion Plan Worries California Families Who Once Had a 'Little Piece of Heaven'
Inside Climate News
Better manure management practices and the use of digesters has significantly reduced emissions from dairies, Boccadoro said. “Methane emissions from ...

California landfill to open RNG facility with Redtail Renewables - Waste Today
Waste Today -
The facility is expected to process all landfill gas collected at Yolo County Central Landfill and convert it into renewable natural gas.

California Impact Investing    

Tech investors lobby to bypass environmental review for 'California Forever' project
Planetizen
... impact report. "California Forever reported spending $90,000 lobbying the governor's office and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic ...

The Week in impact investing: Canicule - ImpactAlpha
Impact Alpha
Agents of Impact Happy Hour: New York. We're running it back. Last summer's Agents of Impact happy hour at The Standard beer garden near the High ...