Environment – Page 70 – California Globe

Largest Private Landowner in CA Halts All Public Access to Lands Over Wildfire Risks

June 27, 2022 3:50 pm

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), the second largest lumber producer in the United States and the largest private landowner in the state, announced on Monday that all public access on their lands will halt later this week due to increased wildfire...

Bill To Force CalPERS, CalSTRS to Divest From Fossil Fuel Companies Dies in Assembly Committee

June 23, 2022 4:12 pm

A bill that would have had forced both the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) to divest from fossil fuel companies they have invested in died in the Assembly on Wednesday after...

LA Makes Proposes Ending Construction of New Gas Stations in City in Nod to EV Policies

June 23, 2022 2:30 amJune 23, 2022 10:17 am

A proposed policy to end the construction of new gas stations in the city of Los Angeles moved a step forward on Wednesday, with Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz announcing that he is currently working on the policy along...

The California Legislature’s Climate Change Policy Joint Committee

June 18, 2022 4:08 pmJune 18, 2022 4:10 pm

In addition to the Assembly’s 33 standing committees and the State Senate’s 22 standing committees, both houses of the California Legislature have numerous select committees and a handful of joint committees. These joint committees, naturally, have members of both houses...

CPUC Fines Utility Companies Over $22 Million For Planned Power Outage Violations in 2020

June 17, 2022 12:41 pm

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced on Thursday that it will be fining Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) over a combined $22 million for violating Public Safety Power...

California Fish and Game Commission Delays Decision on Joshua Tree Protections

June 17, 2022 2:30 amJune 16, 2022 9:20 pm

The California Fish and Game Commission failed to come to an agreement on Thursday on whether or not to list the Joshua tree as a threatened species, delaying a vote over the matter until October. For years, the Joshua tree...

The Abundance Choice, Part 15: Our Fight for More Water

June 16, 2022 2:30 amJune 15, 2022 8:49 pm

There are plenty of ways to ration water, and California’s state legislature is pursuing all of them. Restrict agricultural water allocations until millions of acres of California’s irrigated farmland is taken out of production. Ban outdoor watering entirely in urban...