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This week's post features items from Barron's, Wealth Professional, ESG News, ECOticias.com, kabc.com, Futura Science, European Space Agency, Axios, The Revelator, Inside Climate News, Streetsblog California, LA Times, ESG News, TIME, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, California Energy Commission - CA.gov, KQED, American Public Power Association, Bloomberg Law, Seyfarth Shaw, earthScanX, Clean Air Task Force, National Health Law Program, Nature, CalMatters, KQED, Morningstar, Food Tank,  Spectrumlocalnews, The Times of India, New Private Markets...we scour the web so you don't have to!

California Socially Responsible Investing     

ESG and DEI Don't Scare These Investors. Where There's a Will There's a Way. - Barron's
Barron's
Both traditional and impact asset managers remain committed to sustainable investing practices despite political headwinds, according to one ...

Sustainable investing is no longer about trying to save the world, managers say
Wealth Professional
ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs) sold in Canada took in $539m in June, up from $281m a month earlier, though the month also brought one delisting, the ...

US Republicans Target California Emissions Rules - ESG News
ESG News
Four Republican U.S. senators have proposed repealing California vehicle emissions rules that have shaped automotive regulation well beyond the ...   

California Geoengineering     

In 2022, a California startup released sulfur dioxide balloons over Mexico to test 'cooling ...
ECOticias.com
A startup balloon launch over Mexico reignited the debate on solar geoengineering, after the country moved to block the experiments.

California Climate Change and Satellites     

California Could See Highest Sea Levels on Record Due to El Niño | KABC-AM
kabc.com
Mark Merrifield, director of the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, says satellite data from NASA shows sea levels in the eastern ...

How two satellites exposed the shocking truth behind rising sea levels - Futura Sciences
Futura Sciences
In 2002, NASA and the German Aerospace Center launched a joint satellite mission that changed how scientists measure climate impacts.

Monitoring Climate Change from Space Webinar #5 | Satellite Retrievals of Land Surface ...
European Space Agency
In this webinar from the Monitoring Climate Change from Space series, Abigail Waring of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) at the ...  

California Wildfires Climate Change     

Climate change is fueling wildfire risk — and anxiety - Axios
Axios
Why it matters: Climate scientists study how global warming increases the odds of wildfire. People living through it are confronting a more immediate ...

A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California ...
The Revelator
Safford is a forest and fire ecologist with the University of California Davis Environmental ... Tags: Birds | California | Climate Change | Mountains | ...

California Officials Scrambled as Spring Wildfire Neared Former Nuclear Reactor Site, Emails Show
Inside Climate News
A digest of stories on the inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. Get Justice & Health.  

California Sustainability Investing     

California's Cap-and-Invest Crisis, Explained
Streetsblog California
Transform and our housing, transit, and environmental justice allies ... How is Cap-and-Invest money invested in California? The money ...

AI giants stay quiet on climate as California prepares to force disclosure - LA Times
LA Times
The rise of AI has coincided with the decline of environmental, social and governance investing. ESG took off after countries adopted the Paris ...

US Republicans Target California Emissions Rules - ESG News
ESG News
... 77% of CFO's ...   

California Leadership Climate Change     

Why California Is Still a Climate Bellwether - TIME
TIME
It goes without saying that California can't replace the federal government. But as the largest and most economically prosperous state in the ...

California launches environmental youth council after EPA program lapses under Trump
LA Times
The Trump administration has quietly let lapse a program for young leaders at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Times has learned.

California is battling the Trump administration over coastal protection. The stakes are huge
San Francisco Chronicle
... climate change. “Trump is threatening ... Longtime Northern California music festival canceled following significant leadership change. 

California Energy Storage     

California surpasses 21,000 megawatts of battery resources supporting the state's electric grid
California Energy Commission - CA.gov
SACRAMENTO — California's battery energy storage resources now exceed 21000 megawatts (MW), making the state's battery fleet one of the largest in ...

California's Solar and Battery Boom Is Transforming the Power Grid | KQED
KQED
... battery storage plant, the Eland Solar and Storage Center, on Nov. 25, 2024, near California City, California. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles ...

California Surpasses 21000 MW of Battery Resources Supporting the State's Grid
American Public Power Association
California's battery energy storage resources now exceed 21000 megawatts, making the state's battery fleet one of the largest in the world.   

California Data Driven Decision Making     

California Fines Data Broker for First Time Under Privacy Law - Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law
California's privacy agency hit data broker LocateSmarter LLC with a $116490 penalty for making it difficult for online users to opt out of the ...

California Privacy Regulator Launches First Sectoral Audit—Targets Gig Platforms
Seyfarth Shaw
... data, or automated decision-making technology (ADMT) use in California. ... The audit reflects a notable shift from complaint-driven enforcement to ...

Privacy Demands Drive Up Data Broker Fees: California Brief - Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law
Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial ...    

California Microgrids     

MiTAC Secures Onsite Power for AI Campus | ESG News.earth
ESG News.earth
... microgrid at its AI server manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. ... Timelines: Off-grid microgrids eliminate multi-year utility wait ...

Bloom Energy expands MiTAC deal for AI server campus power - ScanX
ScanX
... microgrid at MiTAC's AI server manufacturing campus in Fremont, California ... microgrids across multiple manufacturing campuses? fuzz it. Could ...  

California CDP Sustainability     

US Republicans Target California Emissions Rules - ESG News
ESG News
Four Republican U.S. senators have proposed repealing California vehicle emissions rules that have shaped automotive regulation well beyond the ...

California Community Health Risk Assessment     

Cementing California's Future - Clean Air Task Force
Clean Air Task Force
... Health Risk Assessment (HRA). This case demonstrates that even a very ... risk and ensure community health protections. By creating statewide ...  

California Community Health Risks From Climate Change     

California to phase out paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with serious health issues
LA Times
Toward a more sustainable California. Get Boiling Point, our newsletter exploring climate change, energy and the environment, and become part of the ...

Communities Deserve Access to Inclusive and Climate-Conscious Doula Care
National Health Law Program
... climate change for vulnerable populations, including training for doulas and health care workers on climate health risks to vulnerable individuals.

Why environmental treaties must also address mental health - Nature
Nature
Global conventions have mainly overlooked the psychological and social impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.    

California Low Carbon Funds     

An oil field became California's first carbon vault. Who's responsible if something goes wrong?
CalMatters
Carbon storage doesn't turn a profit on its own. At Elk Hills, CRC and its affiliates could draw on four public funding streams worth billions:.

US Republicans Target California Emissions Rules - ESG News
ESG News
Four Republican U.S. senators have proposed repealing California vehicle emissions rules that have shaped automotive regulation well beyond the ...  

    California Renewable Energy Investments     

California's Solar and Battery Boom Is Transforming the Power Grid - KQED
KQED
Batteries have transformed how California uses renewable energy. They ... Investments in the network that delivers electricity to homes and ...

California surpasses 21,000 megawatts of battery resources supporting the state's electric grid
California Energy Commission - CA.gov
... solar and battery storage are changing the way California's grid operates. This shift reflects years of investment in clean energy infrastructure.

Recurrent Energy Secures $695 Million in Project Financing for 330 MW California Solar ...
Morningstar
In parallel, Recurrent Energy secured a $211 million tax equity investment from Wells Fargo. "MUFG is pleased to support Recurrent Energy as they ...    

California Methane Emissions     

California Eyes Methane Regulations for Dairy and Livestock - Food Tank
Food Tank
California is considering how to regulate dairy and livestock methane emissions to reduce the impact of animal agriculture on the environment.

California makes progress on organic waste despite challenges - Spectrumlocalnews
Spectrumlocalnews
Decomposing organic waste in landfills accounts for 20% of California's methane emissions, according to the state's waste recycle department, ...

In California, gas stoves leaked methane even when switched off. The same ... - The Times of India
The Times of India
Their study measured methane released by natural-gas stoves in 53 homes across California. The researchers estimated that gas stoves release around ...

California Impact Investing     

H1 review: A brighter outlook for impact fundraising - New Private Markets
New Private Markets
The California State Teachers' Retirement System and Nuveen disclosed ... Impact 75: The Top Impact Investing Firms · PEI Staff -. 14 July 2026 ...

US Republicans Target California Emissions Rules - ESG News
ESG News
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