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Newly Signed Law to Expand Statewide Recycling Rebate Program Loaded With Pork

September 28, 2022 4:41 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law on Tuesday that adds both wine and liquor containers to the statewide deposit and redemption program under the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. Senate Bill 1013, authored by Senator Toni...

Newsom Vetoes Bill To Prohibit Foreign Governments From Buying CA Agricultural Land

September 28, 2022 1:03 pm

A bill to prohibit foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in California was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday. Senate Bill 1084, authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), would have prohibited a foreign government from purchasing, acquiring, leasing,...

CARB Announces Ban on Sales of Gas Heaters, Furnaces, Water Heaters by 2030

September 24, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 23, 2022 9:55 pm

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced on Thursday a new comprehensive plan to meet federal ozone standards over the next 15 years, including the ban on new sales of natural gas heaters, water heaters, and furnaces by 2030. According...

Bill To Allow Peregrine Falcons to be Used for Falconry Signed By Gov. Newsom

September 24, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 23, 2022 7:45 pm

A bill to allow peregrine falcons to be used for falconry in California was signed into law by Governor Newsom on Thursday. Senate Bill 945, authored by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), will exempt the capture, possession, or training of...

Lessons Learned From California’s Averted Power Crisis

September 21, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 20, 2022 2:25 pm

Shortly after 4:55 PM on Sept. 6, California’s electricity grid set a new record. Briefly, residents and businesses were consuming electricity at a rate of 51,426 million watts, and the grid was stretched to its limit. Were it not for...

Human Composting Burial Signed into Law by Gov. Newsom

September 20, 2022 2:09 pmSeptember 21, 2022 4:30 pm

A bill to allow Californians to choose to be composted after death, along with cremation and burial options, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this week. Assembly Bill 351, authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), will...

CPUC Passes New Policy Ending All New Gasline Subsidies In Favor of All-Electric Homes

September 16, 2022 4:58 pmSeptember 16, 2022 6:33 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced on Thursday that they had voted unanimously to eliminate all future ratepayer subsidies for new gaslines. According to the new agreement, all new gasline subsidies are to end by July and would help...