Environment – California Globe

GOP Lawmakers Demand Audit of Gov. Newsom’s 65 Cent Gas Tax Hike Coming July 1st

June 17, 2025 2:38 pmJune 17, 2025 3:05 pm

Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R-San Diego) and California GOP lawmakers announced Tuesday that they are demanding an independent audit of the California Air Resources Board for its overhaul of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which will raise gasoline prices...

The Lethal Fog of Clean-Air Hypocrisy

June 17, 2025 9:00 amJune 17, 2025 9:01 am

So-called environmental activists across the United Kingdom will pat themselves on the back this Thursday (June 19), which they have declared “Clean Air Day.” Because nothing of real value will come of the observance, the crusaders’ sense of elevated virtue...

Ringside: The Economics of the Delta Tunnel

June 13, 2025 6:00 amJune 13, 2025 6:54 am

One of the most controversial water issues in California is the proposed Delta Conveyance. The 45 mile long tunnel will have the capacity to move up to 4 million acre feet per year from the Sacramento River safely under the fragile delta...

President Trump Signs Resolutions Ending California’s 2035 EV Car Mandate

June 12, 2025 1:39 pmJune 12, 2025 1:39 pm

President Donald Trump signed off on three resolutions on Thursday, officially eliminating California’s 2035 new gas powered car sales ban mandate, as well as spurring Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta in filing a lawsuit in an attempt...

Americans for Tax Fairness’s Hyperbolic Report on ‘BIG OIL’ CEOs Tax Savings Under Trump

June 10, 2025 8:24 amJune 12, 2025 2:58 pm

A near hysterical press statement Tuesday from a group claiming to support tax fairness, says that “Big Oil’s” “Top 6 CEOs Could Save $15M+ from Trump’s Billionaire Tax Giveaway Bill,” deliberately omitting that nearly all Americans could save a lot...

Leno’s Law Bill That Removes Smog Check Requirements For Classic Cars Passes Senate

June 5, 2025 5:16 pmJune 5, 2025 5:16 pm

A bill that would remove all smog check requirements for cars that are 35 years or older was passed by the Senate this week following several amendments being tacked onto the bill. Senate Bill 712, authored by Senator Shannon Grove...

Senate Kills Bill that Would Have Repealed 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, Low-Carbon Fuel Regs

June 4, 2025 1:00 pmJune 4, 2025 1:30 pm

A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate on Wednesday...