Environment – Page 33 – California Globe

Western Governors Oppose Gavin Newsom’s Gas Bill Pushing Venezuela-like Price and Inventory Controls on Oil Refineries

September 11, 2024 7:06 amMarch 25, 2026 1:03 pm

In a joint letter issued today (see below) to California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) urged Newsom to have “regional communication” regarding Asssembly Bill ABX2-1 and other legislation related to...

Maddy Institute & California Water Institute FSU, Water Conference

September 7, 2024 7:48 amSeptember 9, 2024 11:25 am

The Maddy Institute and the California Water Institute at Fresno State University teamed up to host an event titled, “Exploring the Coexistence of Water Users in California” on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. The event ran from 8:30am to 3:00pm and...

Ringside: More Water Supply Requires Industry Unity

September 4, 2024 2:30 pmSeptember 4, 2024 2:37 pm

Probably the most consequential and controversial water policy decisions in California involve how much water to pump out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and into southbound aqueducts, and we’re in the middle of another one right now. For the last...

Governor Newsom Declares State Of Emergency In LA County City Over Worsening Landslides

September 3, 2024 4:24 pmSeptember 3, 2024 4:24 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state of Emergency in the Los Angeles County city of Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday following several days of a landslide occurring in the Portuguese Bend community, causing power, gas, and sewer services to be...

Enviro Grift: California Lawmakers Pass Ban on ‘Reusable’ Plastic Grocery Bags

September 2, 2024 7:34 amSeptember 2, 2024 7:34 am

After forcing California grocery shoppers into “reusable” plastic bags at .10 cents a piece, flighty lawmakers have voted to ban them outright. California lawmakers have voted to do away with reusable plastic bags – again. Assembly Bill 2236 and Senate...

Two Grocery Store Plastic Bag Ban Bills Pass Final Floor Votes, Move To Governor’s Desk

August 31, 2024 2:45 amAugust 31, 2024 2:46 am

Two bills aimed at banning all plastic bags from grocery stores and other retail stores moved ahead in both the Senate and Assembly respectively on Thursday and Friday, with both bills each passing with votes split across party lines once...

Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Program

August 30, 2024 2:30 amAugust 30, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Unemployment Insurance Code in Division 3, Part 1, Chapter 2, Article 7 contains the Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program. Section 9920 contains three legislative findings and declarations including that all efforts funded under this article are intended...