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California Climate Change Winners and Losers     

Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage? - WSB Radio
WSB Radio
Utilities have raised rates to pay for wildfire prevention and recovery as climate change has made the blazes more intense and frequent. ... Georgia ...  

California Climate Change and Satellites     

SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to orbit on predawn launch from California | Space
Space
Climate Change · Weather · The Universe · Stars · Black Holes · Dark Universe · Galaxies · Deep Space · James Webb Space Telescope · Hubble Space ...

California Wildfires Climate Change     

When your climate change 'Plan B' bursts into flames - Los Angeles Times
LA Times
While California has enjoyed a relatively calm fire season (please don't let this jinx it), August has looked like Armageddon in what locals ...

Federal wildfire crews are stretched thin. California is stepping in to help - CalMatters
CalMatters
The data help scientists and land managers understand how climate change, drought, fire, disease and pests are changing forests — and what that means ...

California passes the toughest wildfire rules in the U.S. for home landscaping - NPR
NPR
State regulators say the rules reflect the new reality of more extreme wildfires, driven in part by rising temperatures from climate change. More than ...

California Sustainability Investing     

Governor Newsom awards $48.5 million to drive economic growth and advance innovation ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
What you need to know: California is investing $48.5 million through ... sustainable economic growth by building statewide collaboratives and ...

Gov. Newsom's wildfire package must deliver ratepayer savings and invest in mitigation ...
CA Fwd
SACRAMENTO – As Governor Newsom and California lawmakers negotiate a deal to reform utility liability for wildfires, leading ratepayer, environmental ...

San Francisco Business Times Recognizes Blue Shield's Sustainability Impact
Blue Shield of California | News Center
... investments, business operations ... environmental sustainability in ways that support health, affordability, and resilience across California.  

California Energy Storage     

Solar carport + battery to save California county $21 million in energy costs
Solar Power World
ForeFront Power is wrapping up a solar and storage project for the County of Ventura, California. A 5.8-MW solar canopy is being paired with a ...

California county locks in 20 years of cheaper power with 7.7-MW system
Interesting Engineering
Parking lots become an energy asset. The development will combine a 5.8-MW solar canopy parking system with 1.9 MW of battery storage across Parking ...

California can once again be an environmental leader by passing community solar plus ...
Capitol Weekly
This bill directed the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to establish a community renewable energy program. ... energy storage to maximize ...

California Green Bond Funds     

Ditch cash, long-term bonds. The market's safety trade money has moved - CNBC
CNBC
Cyrus Amini, chief investment officer at Hyphen Wealth Management in Lafayette, California, also uses a combination of short-duration bond funds and ...   

California Data Driven Decision Making     

California Takes Action Against Data Brokers to Protect Consumers | San Jose Inside
San Jose Inside
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board recently issued a decision taking action against Iowa-based data broker LocateSmarter LLC after the ...

California Bill Would Bar AI Tools From Reading Workers' Brain Data - LA Times
LA Times
... decision making technology [3]. Workplace bio-metric monitoring by an ... powered emotion recognition and neural-data collection. Health ...

California lawmakers consider AB 1883 to restrict AI monitoring of workers' emotions and neural data
Digital Watch Observatory
... decision-making in significant employment decisions. AB 1883 would complement these existing protections by directly limiting employers' use of ...

California Microgrids     

NextNRG Secures 25-Year, $3.5M Taft Microgrid Contract | NXXT Stock News
Stock Titan
Analysis. The prior California healthcare microgrid announcement, news_id 1078818, was followed by -5.77% over 24 hours ...

In Bidirectional Charging Pilots, EV Drivers May Earn up to $3200/Vehicle/Year
Microgrid Knowledge
For California's REDWDS pilot, eligible bidirectional charging stations ... These include microgrids and other distributed energy resources ...

Sandrini Energy Storage Adds 92 MW of California Battery Capacity - Microgrid Media
Microgrid Media
Battery storage at the Viejas Microgrid in California. The image is representative of California solar-plus-storage infrastructure and does not depict ...  

California Carbon Capture Utilization Storage     

Carbon Capture & Storage for California? - KPFA
KPFA
... Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Program to evaluate, demonstrate, and regulate CCUS and carbon dioxide. The proposed ...

The Sitos Biochar Plant In California Advances Towards Commercialization - Carbon Herald
Carbon Herald
By checking this box, you confirm that you have read and are agreeing to our terms of use regarding the storage of the data submitted through this ...  

California Community Health Risk Assessment     

Chronic illnesses are more common in high-income, contaminated California area
News-Medical
... community health. This forthcoming research, published in Risk Analysis, aimed to answer three questions previous research had left unanswered.

Putting People Before Profit - California DSA
California DSA
Revealing Results of a Berkeley Community Health Study. I operate a ... 3) No health without care (positive effects of manual physical therapy ...  

California Community Health Risks From Climate Change     

California's changing agricultural landscape may bring a Valley fever risk | CIDRAP
CIDRAP
As drought, climate change, and groundwater regulations reshape California's ... California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, says in the release.

Health report - LAist
LAist
Erin Stone covers climate and environmental issues in Southern California. ... risks and reflect changes brought on by a warming climate.

UC San Diego Study Finds Changes to California's Landscapes May Influence Valley Fever Risk
UC San Diego Today - University of California San Diego
... California communities, raising concerns as drought ... health risks and build prevention measures into how California's landscapes are managed.

California Low Carbon Funds     

Governor Newsom announces $95 million plan to expand EV charging and hydrogen ...
Governor of California - CA.gov
... funds have gone to projects in disadvantaged or low-income communities. “Tailpipe emissions from transportation account for roughly 50% of the ...

JGCXX – Sustainability – JPMorgan CA Municipal MMk Instl | Morningstar
Morningstar
JPMorgan California Municipal Money Market Fund Institutional Share ... In order to receive the Sustainalytics Low Carbon Designation, a fund ...

California's Diablo Canyon Power Plant receives $271m boost for extended operations
Innovation News Network
The funding will help maintain a reliable source of low-carbon power ... carbon emissions during generation. Keeping existing reactors ...   

California Renewable Energy Investments     

California Governor's $95M Plan to Expand EV Charging and Hydrogen Fueling
Renewable energy magazine
The investment, approved by the California Energy Commission, outlines how its Clean ... Thanks to continued investments, like the annual Clean ...

California Legislature approves bill easing access to clean, affordable 'balcony solar' - EWG
EWG
... invest in clean energy while also tackling sky-high energy bills ... “Solar energy is a no-brainer for California and we applaud Sen. Wiener ...

Solar carport + battery to save California county $21 million in energy costs
Solar Power World
“This project is a great example of making a smart, long-term investment that lowers our energy costs, gives us more predictable expenses and ...    

California Methane Emissions     

Research Update: California Resources Upgraded To | S&P Global Ratings
S&P Global
California-based oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company California Resources Corp. (CRC) has benefited from improved permitting ...

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