California ramps up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Building on California's ambitious effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called on the state to further slash its carbon footprint over the next 15 years. Brown set a...
View ArticleHow California got way ahead of the rest of the world in fighting climate change
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Jennifer Gill got pregnant with her first child when she was in eighth grade. She...
View ArticleCalifornia governor looks to extend climate-change efforts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has launched a campaign to extend some of the most ambitious climate-change programs in the country and ensure his environmental legacy when he...
View ArticleCalifornia's climate fight comes down to late negotiations
Gov. Jerry Brown has made climate change the centerpiece of his final tenure by laying out the most aggressive benchmark in North America, which would reduce California's carbon footprint and boost the...
View ArticleTransit, health funding among California's unfinished work
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) While California state lawmakers announced last-minute deals on medical marijuana regulation and a scaled-back climate change proposal, they were likely to adjourn this year's...
View ArticleDemand low for California pollution credits
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's latest carbon auction brought disappointing results Tuesday as litigation and lagging support by lawmakers weigh down the state's landmark programs combating climate...
View ArticleCalifornia Passes Toughest Greenhouse Gas Emission Curbs
California is poised to make the nation’s strictest carbon emission controls even tougher, with a bill to cut greenhouse-gas discharges to 40 percent less than 1990 levels by 2030 now headed to...
View ArticleCalifornia governor in Paris to push pact to curb emissions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown is heading to the U.N. Climate Change conference, which opens Monday, where he will promote the state's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions...
View ArticleBuilders warn of skyrocketing housing costs under climate-change law
In a report issued Monday, a builders trade group warns that a pending climate-change bill could stifle home construction in California and drive up the cost of new houses. Senate Bill 32, which would...
View ArticleCalifornia lawmakers advance aggressive climate change plans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Wednesday pushed through an ambitious climate change package to further reduce the state's carbon footprint and boost the use of renewable energy to 50...
View ArticleCalifornia ramps up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Building on California's ambitious effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called on the state to further slash its carbon footprint over the next 15 years. Brown set a...
View ArticleGov. Brown, legislative Democrats scale back climate package
With little time and opposition from oil interests, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative Democrats were forced on Wednesday to retreat from their ambitious proposal to address climate change by dropping a...
View ArticleAnother environmental bill takes a hit in Sacramento
The push for aggressive new California policies on climate change suffered another major setback Thursday. Legislation to require the state to reduce its carbon emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by...
View ArticleGov. Jerry Brown to sign emissions-cutting climate bills at LA park
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Jerry Brown will be in Los Angeles today to sign into law legislation that dramatically extends the state’s goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At a ceremony at Vista...
View ArticleCalifornia climate bills a mixed bag
With just two days left in the legislative session, two bills that would solidify California’s — and Gov. Jerry Brown’s — leadership on slowing climate change remain in limbo. The first, Senate Bill...
View ArticleFlorida’s case of climate denial: A tale of two governors
When Charlie Crist was Florida’s attorney general and preparing to run for governor in 2005, he sat down in a private room at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami with U.S. Sen. John McCain. McCain was gearing...
View ArticleCalifornia's climate fight comes down to late negotiations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown has made climate change the centerpiece of his final tenure by laying out the most aggressive benchmark in North America, which would reduce California's...
View ArticleCalifornia Editorial Roundup
July 28 Ventura County Star on health insurance rate hikes: The two largest insurers in the Covered California health insurance exchange are jacking up their monthly premiums by 17 and 20 percent next...
View ArticleBig Oil’s Favorite Governor: Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown, one of the worst governors for fish, water and the environment in California history, spoke to world leaders at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York City on September 23 in a...
View ArticleLawmakers representing minority districts rally around Sen. Fran Pavley's...
Looking to boost her climate bill in the waning days of the legislative session, state Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) touted support from low-income and minority groups behind her measure to extend...
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