By a unanimous 4:0 vote, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finalized a plan Thursday to introduce fixed charges on utility bills. The charges will go into effect in late 2025 for customers of the state’s investor-owned utility companies.
Updated standards to take effect in 2028 will reduce pollution
California is national leader in rooftop solar, but recent state policies put continued progress at risk
State Sens. Catherine Blakespear and Ben Allen and Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced bills on Tuesday to strengthen California’s ban on single-use plastic grocery bags. The bills, SB1053 and AB2236, would address California’s plastic waste crisis by closing a loophole that allows grocery stores to provide thick plastic bags for a fee.
The turbines to catch the wind will be as tall as the Golden Gate Bridge towers and we have serious work ahead to upgrade California ports to be able to launch these massive wind turbines from California’s coast into deep water 25 miles offshore.
Plastic Bag Bans Work, a new report released Thursday by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, estimates that, on average, plastic bag bans similar to those studied can eliminate almost 300 single-use plastic bags per person, per year.
Shipping leader should install clean energy infrastructure on warehouses
Letter delivered to Governor’s office cites tax credits allowing companies like Chevron to funnel assets to offshore havens
