Environmental and Policy Focus - Groups sue EPA over failure to reduce air pollution: KPCC - Oct 17:
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco against the U.S. Environmental...more
10/28/2014
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Renewable Energy Focus - Geothermal power industry lost steam but may be poised for comeback: Los Angeles Times - Oct 19:
Geothermal power was once king of California's renewable energy. So many companies were...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Environmental groups fight Southern California tar sands oil project: Courthouse News Service - Oct 13:
Kern County illegally approved expansion of a local refinery that will let it...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Obama to designate portion of San Gabriel Mountains a national monument: Los Angeles Times - Oct 8:
President Obama plans to announce Friday that he will set aside roughly half of the...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Feds plan bidding for solar, wind farm leases: Courthouse News Service - Oct 4:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning more incentives for developing solar and wind energy on federal...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - California becomes first state to ban plastic bags: SFGate.com - Sep 30:
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday that makes California the first state in the nation to ban single-use...more
10/6/2014
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Renewable Energy Focus - DOE study finds U.S. wind power industry competitive on a global scale: REVE - Sep 20:
The Global Wind Network recently completed an Energy Department (DOE) funded study that took a critical...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: California acts to manage statewide groundwater issues: Allen Matkins - Sep 19:
Faced with record drought and depleted groundwater supplies statewide, the California Legislature has...more
9/29/2014
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Renewable Energy Focus - New solar plant nears approval in California desert: SFGate.com - Sep 15:
Despite serious environmental concerns, the California Energy Commission has given a preliminary green light to a...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Blue and red states going green on energy policy: USA Today - Sep 11:
Politically "red" and "blue" states are increasingly turning green as they push energy efficiency and renewable power to...more
9/15/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: House GOP bill would speed up environmental reviews: KPCC - Sep 9:
As negotiations over compromise drought legislation flounder in Congress, House Republicans are pursuing an alternative...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Communities going into power business to cut cost, carbon footprint: Los Angeles Times - Aug 1:
Sonoma County is at the forefront among eco-minded communities plunging into the power business...more
9/11/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: Federal agency to resume leasing for hydraulic fracturing in California: ABC News - Aug 28:
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will resume issuing oil and gas leases next year for...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Underground energy debate powering up - San Diego Union-Tribune - Aug 26:
California lawmakers may decide this week whether San Diego County utility customers must underwrite a new fleet of...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Former inspector calls for state's last nuclear plant to be closed: Los Angeles Times - Aug 25 --
A former federal inspector has urged regulators to shut down California's last...more
Environmental and Policy Focus: U.S. EPA settles case over destruction of rare Central Valley wetlands: EPA - Aug 14:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a...more
8/27/2014
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The California Energy Commission ("CEC") issued an Emergency Rulemaking Action to delay the implementation of the California Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Program ("AB 1103") relating to buildings between...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Solar plant's downside? Birds igniting in midair: CBS News - Aug 19:
Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant's...more
8/25/2014
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Renewable Energy Focus - Los Angeles' city-owned electric utility raises its energy efficiency ambitions: Energy Collective - Aug 13:
The five-member Board of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has...more
8/25/2014
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Environmental and Policy Focus: The California Supreme Court further limits the scope of CEQA review for voter-sponsored initiatives: Allen Matkins - Aug 11:
Voter-driven initiatives meeting California Elections Code...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - Governor proposes $6 billion water bond for California: Bloomberg - Aug 6:
California Governor Jerry Brown has called on lawmakers to put a $6 billion “no-frills” bond measure on the...more
Renewable Energy Focus - U.S. government has big bucks to help jumpstart renewable energy innovation: Renewable Energy World - Jul 7:
In an effort to seek out and give financial help to innovative technologies that...more
Renewable Energy Focus - New California tax credit would benefit Tesla gigafactory: San Jose Mercury News - Jul 11:
Governor Jerry Brown announced last week that he signed legislation creating a $420 million tax credit...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Renewables provide 56 percent of new U.S. generating capacity in first half of 2014: Electric Light & Power - Jul 21:
Solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower provided 55.7 percent of...more
Environmental and Policy Focus - State Lands Commission files suit to overturn S.F.'s Prop. B: SFGate.com - Jul 15:
The State Lands Commission filed suit Tuesday to overturn San Francisco's voter-approved limits on...more