Environment – California Globe

Lombardo’s Record 162 Vetoes Cleared the Path for Ford’s California-Style Agenda

November 6, 2026 4:10 pmNovember 6, 2026 4:13 pm

Governor-elect Aaron Ford and a Democratic-controlled Legislature are positioned to advance progressive priorities that Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo blocked with a record 162 vetoes—75 in the 2023 session and 87 in 2025. Those rejections repeatedly stopped gun restrictions, expanded labor...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Served on Board of Energy Nonprofit Operating in China

November 4, 2026 9:44 amNovember 4, 2026 9:44 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes served on the board of the Energy Foundation while the nonprofit administered programs in China, maintained a Beijing office, and reported a financial account in the People’s Republic of China, according to IRS filings and...

Exclusive: Rep Steve Montenegro Warns Arizona Against Following California’s Political Path

November 2, 2026 11:39 amNovember 2, 2026 11:39 am

Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro told the California Globe that House Republicans are preparing an agenda focused on water, parental rights, affordability, and public safety as they work to preserve their legislative majorities in the November 3 election. Montenegro also...

Ringside: Practical Steps to Climate Resilience

October 28, 2026 3:30 pmOctober 28, 2026 3:31 pm

With a mission to explore California’s energy and water future, it would be negligent to ignore California’s just released “Fifth Climate Change Assessment.” After all, climate, and its intimate cousin, carbon, are the foundations upon which every energy and water...

Arizona AG Kris Mayes Tees Off on Golf: ‘Too Many Courses’ in the Desert

October 28, 2026 1:58 pmOctober 28, 2026 1:58 pm

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is learning the hard way that telling a desert state full of golfers and winter tourists that it has “way, way too much grass” and “probably… too many golf courses” is a political hazard. In a...

Blackman Presses Hobbs to Reverse Denial of Emergency Aid After Historic Arizona Tornado

October 28, 2026 11:47 amOctober 28, 2026 11:47 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs declined to declare a state of emergency following the tornado that struck the small Northeastern Arizona community of Heber-Overgaard on Oct. 21, prompting state Rep. Walt Blackman (R-LD-07) to urge reconsideration as residents continue clearing damaged...

Significant Natural Areas

October 23, 2026 2:00 pmOctober 23, 2026 2:01 pm

Division 2, Chapter 12 of the Fish and Game Code deals with significant natural areas under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Section 1930 contains ten legislative findings and declarations. Section 1930.2 defines the terms “habitat...