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Energy & Environment

27 Dec

State’s 2025 water forecast bumped up to 15%

published on December 27, 2024 - 1:50 PM

The California Department of Water Resources announced this week that it has updated its water allocation forecast for 2025 to

17 Dec

Chukchansi tribe opposes Range of Light Monument proposal

published on December 17, 2024 - 1:56 PM

The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians has weighed in on the proposed Range of Light National Monument, proposed for 1.4

12 Dec

The people have spoken: 2024 Best of Central Valley Business winners unveiled

published on December 12, 2024 - 2:34 PM

It was an evening of superlatives at Pardini’s in Fresno on Wednesday as the 2024 winners of the Best of

09 Dec

North Fork tribal member wins Clean Energy Hall of Fame award

published on December 9, 2024 - 3:23 PM

A member of the North Fork Rancheria and the only Native American woman veteran to own a licensed renewable energy

07 Nov

Fresno Council resolution seeks delay in state’s green fuel regulations

published on November 7, 2024 - 3:46 PM

Fresno City Council President Analisa Perea led a resolution Thursday addressing concerns about proposed changes to California’s Low Carbon Fuel

15 Oct

BLOG: Enough ‘dark-of-night’ policies on energy prices

published on October 15, 2024 - 2:48 PM

Energy prices are no small matter to small businesses, which listed them as their sixth biggest worry in National Federation

27 Sep

Newsom signs Soria bill for Westlands energy production

published on September 27, 2024 - 2:42 PM

Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria announced Thursday that her bill, Assembly Bill 2661, which aims to advance clean energy development in the

29 Aug

$58M heavy truck e-charging station coming to Kettleman City

published on August 29, 2024 - 3:12 PM

This week the Kings County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an application for a $58 million heavy-duty electric truck charging

25 Jul

Fresno EOC launching EV technology that fuels the grid

published on July 25, 2024 - 2:02 PM

There was a groundbreaking Tuesday morning for a first-of-its-kind energy project in the Central Valley. The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission

02 Jul

Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States

published on July 2, 2024 - 12:30 PM

(AP) — Swaths of California sweltered Tuesday and things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July

BLOG: SB 7 puts automation on trial, could stall workplace innovation

Posted: June 30, 2025 at 2:42 pm

The California Chamber of Commerce has identified Senate Bill 7
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BLOG: Using fallowed ag land for solar farms opens training, job opportunities for local workers

Posted: at 2:00 pm

In all the talk about the San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater
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