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Byline: Alejandro Lazo with CalMatters

09 Apr

California wants to fund green jet fuel — by raiding your road repair budget

published on April 9, 2026 - 2:27 PM

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom is advancing a plan that

24 Mar

California sues Trump to keep shut oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast

published on March 24, 2026 - 2:29 PM

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California sued the Trump administration Monday to block

07 Nov

If Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases?

published on November 7, 2025 - 2:41 PM

California has long cast itself as the nation’s climate conscience — and its policy lab. Now, as the Environmental Protection

20 Oct

California weighs ending climate credits for cow poop

published on October 20, 2023 - 2:37 PM

As California seeks to lead the nation on battling climate change, perhaps no debate is more fraught than the one

09 Oct

Newsom signs climate bills that force large companies to reveal role and risks in climate change

published on October 9, 2023 - 2:09 PM

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed two closely-watched, first-in-the-nation bills that will force large companies to disclose their greenhouse gases that

13 Sep

Climate bill on Newsom’s desk would force companies to reveal carbon footprint

published on September 13, 2023 - 12:24 PM

California’s Legislature Wednesday approved a closely-watched, first-in-the-nation bill that would force large companies to disclose their annual emissions of greenhouse

30 May

California becomes the first state to phase out toxic hexavalent chromium

published on May 30, 2023 - 3:47 PM

There’s a toxic history to the shiny decorative finishes so ubiquitous on the wheels and bumpers of classic cars. Chrome

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