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California Energy Commission Proposes New Building Standards Favoring Electric Appliances Over Natural Gas

May 12, 2021 2:29 amMay 13, 2021 5:35 am

The California Energy Commission rolled out new building code drafts in the past week, proposing to update building standards in the state to require new homes to have equipment that would allow all-electric appliances to be built in favor of...

Gov. Newsom Announces 39 Counties Will Be Added To Emergency Drought Order

May 11, 2021 2:42 pm

In an Emergency Proclamation on Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that 39 additional counties would be brought under the state drought emergency, stretching from the Oregon border in the North to the tail end of the Central Valley in Kern...

Senator Padilla Announces Proposal to Federally Protect Over 1 Million More Acres in California

May 4, 2021 2:51 pm

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced on Monday that he will propose an expansion of over 1,000,000 acres of federally protected land in California. The Senator’s proposal, known as the PUBLIC Lands Act, would combine 3 previously passed House bills by...

Department of Interior Approves Massive $550 million Riverside County Solar Power Project

May 3, 2021 2:47 pm

The Department of the Interior announced on Monday that a massive solar project was approved for the Southern California desert. According to the Interior Department, the Bureau of Land Management gave final approval for the Crimson Solar Project, a $550...

California Senate Democrats Propose $3.41 Billion Drought Spending Plan

April 29, 2021 2:57 pmMay 4, 2021 6:36 am

Senate Democrats proposed a $3.41 billion spending plan on Thursday to fight the growing drought crisis in the state. The drought, caused by lower precipitation this year, the mountain snowpack half what it usually is, high demand for water, and the...

COVID Deceit and Dubious Policies California Lawmakers Continue to Perpetrate

April 26, 2021 2:11 amApril 26, 2021 5:25 pm

There are a lot of questions at this point in time, after the strangest year in most of our lives. I know I’m not alone in observing that there are many many things that don’t make sense or add up....

California Water Resources Control Board Drafts Cease and Desist Against Nestlé

April 24, 2021 2:45 amMarch 17, 2022 8:37 pm

The California Water Resources Control Board drafted a cease and desist order against Nestlé of Friday, asking the Swiss company to stop removing millions of gallons of water a year out of the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California....