by Brian Kahn, Gizmodo Highlights According to Nature Sustainability, the 2018 wildfires resulted in a $148.5 billion economic loss for the United States At the peak of the Camp Fire in November, nearly 40% of the state’s population was breathing air deemed unhealthy or worse and an estimated 3,652 people died from air pollution About … Read more
by Justin Gerdes, Greentech Media Highlights Though California is a leader in clean energy within the US, it remains the seventh-largest oil-producing state and needs to take action to eliminate the fossil fuel industry. California leads the nation in solar rooftops and electric vehicles and also ranks fifth in installed wind capacity For full fossil … Read more
By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Highlights: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the Climate Catalyst Loan Fund in his state budget proposal. The fund would offer low-interest loans to climate-related projects that would otherwise struggle to attract loans, but policy analyst Brian Weatherford believes that the administration may not be able to determine the best projects … Read more
by Mark Olalde, Desert Sun, January 24, 2020 Highlights Decommissioning and cleaning up oil and gas wells throughout the state may cost billions, but only $110 million is saved for this process. Many wells become abandoned as oil and gas prices take sharp downturns and environmental policies result in the decrease of the use of … Read more
by Mike Sandler, co-founder of The Climate Center With Federal climate action stalled for years, climate activists have looked to California to lead the way. And California has in many ways, including by adopting the most ambitious multi-sector GHG cap in the country and an economywide carbon price, the first and still only one in … Read more
