Commentary: Schools Made a Tough Call, Is This Really the Future We Face?
UC Davis tried to open earlier this week and the students protested the decision. The administration after…
Commentary: The New Normal?
It wasn’t an incredibly hot fall. In fact, I don’t know that we had a single real…
My View: Fires, Heat, the New Normal under Climate Change Sinks In
Last week I was visiting my folks in San Luis Obispo. After finishing the Vanguard, I prepared…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Happens When It Comes Here?
Yesterday I had a terrifying reminder of just how vulnerable we actually are. As I drove over…
Trump Effectively Declares War on California, Vowing to Crack Down on Marijuana and Open the Door to Offshore Drilling
Attorney General Jeff Sessions did on Thursday what many have long figured he would – he reversed…
California’s Got a New Plan to Hit Its 2030 Emissions Target – but, Are We Aiming at the Right Target?
By Leanna Sweha The Air Resources Board just adopted its 2030 Scoping Plan. The 2030 goal –…
China’s Gas-Powered Car Ban Inspired the Governor, but When You Dig Deeper, You Find Coal
By Leanna Sweha The Brown administration launched a trial balloon last week. The governor said he now…
Agriculture (Finally) Scores Some Serious State Climate Funding
By Leanna Sweha Governor Brown last week signed two bills sending almost $1.5 billion in cap-and-trade auction…
To Tackle Climate Change and Grow the State Economy, Let’s Improve the Business Climate
By Leanna Sweha On Thursday, the legislature held a hearing on how to promote a “just transition”…
Cap-and-Trade Extension: Saving Face and Maybe the State’s Economy Too
By Leanna Sweha Yesterday, Governor Brown signed AB 398, the bill that extends Cap-and-Trade to 2030. Earlier…
Aguiar-Curry Supports Passage of Cap-and-Trade Extension to Fight Climate Change
(From Press Release) – – Today, Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) voted in strong support of landmark legislation to…
Will Getting the Grid Ready for 100 Percent Renewables Spike Electricity Bills?
By Leanna Sweha PG&E has been making improvements to its grid to meet the state’s mandate to…
Aguiar-Curry and Dodd Lead Charge to Protect California’s National Monuments
(From Press Release) – Assembly Joint Resolution 15, a bill expressing the support of the California State…
Forests Get the Short End of the State Climate Funding Stick
By Leanna Sweha One of the state’s critical climate goals is to maintain forests as net carbon…
Cap-and-Trade May Not Have Had a Chance to Work Yet
By Leanna Sweha The senate holds an oversight hearing on Cap-and-Trade this week. On the agenda are…
Cap-and-Trade 2.0 – A Lesser Version of Its Better Self?
By Leanna Sweha The Legislature is considering two bills to extend Cap-and-Trade beyond its 2020 sunset. One…
Kinda Intense: California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
By Leanna Sweha The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seems to stand in the shadow of Cap-and-Trade….
Bittersweet: The Cap-and-Trade Court Ruling and Environmental Justice
By Leanna Sweha Last week, the Third District Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling that…
Cal AG Issues Letter to EPA Objecting to Withdrawal of Information Request to Oil and Natural Gas Industry
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with eight fellow attorneys general, sent a letter…
California Responds to Trump Climate Change Policies
This week President Trump, flanked by the executives of polluting companies and miners, signed his long-promised executive…