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Gov. Newsom Executive Action to Ban Fracking by 2024 and End Oil Extraction by 2045

April 24, 2021 2:06 amApril 26, 2021 6:17 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that he will be banning all new fracking permits in California by 2024 by using his executive authority and added that he will look into halting all oil extraction in the state by 2045....

Take the Weekly California Globe Survey!

April 23, 2021 7:16 amApril 23, 2021 7:43 am

Last week we introduced a new feature – weekly survey questions. Our first survey was about vaccine passports and the recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Take the survey HERE this week: California Globe Survey We want to hear...

Biden Administration and DOT To Completely Drop California Emissions Lawsuit

April 23, 2021 2:53 amApril 22, 2021 6:53 pm

President Joe Biden and the Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that they would be ending the legal battle with California over the state’s vehicle emissions standards, which are more stringent than federal standards. The legal battle over California and...

Water Rate Assistance Fund Bill To Face Tougher Senate Committees This Month

April 16, 2021 11:42 am

A Senate bill that would create a water rate assistance fund for low-income rate payers experiencing economic hardship is to go in front of another difficult Senate committee soon following passage of the bill in the Senate Energy, Utilities and...

Fracking Ban Bill Fails in Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee

April 14, 2021 2:55 pmApril 16, 2021 7:34 am

A bill that would have banned fracking in California by 2027 and prohibited all oil and gas wells from being operated nearby homes, schools, and other populated areas failed in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on Tuesday by...

Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Construction

April 10, 2021 2:13 amApril 12, 2021 7:06 am

One of the final legal hurdles to construct the controversial Huntington Beach Desalination Project was ended Friday, following a state appellate court ruling in favor of constructing the plant. The California Third District Court of Appeal specifically ruled in California...

Gov. Newsom, Legislature Reach $536 Million Deal for Wildfire Prevention

April 8, 2021 5:45 pmApril 9, 2021 3:12 pm

Speaking from Shaver Lake in Fresno County and surrounded by California Conservation Corps members, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he had reached a deal with the state legislature to allocate $536 million for forest management and wildfire reduction projects on...