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A project of the Climate Equity Reporting Project at Berkeley Journalism. Our small team is using journalism to explore the equity implications of greenhouse gas reduction efforts in California. Read the newsletter here caclimateequity.substack.com

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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
“In Altadena, a series of public and private failures left Black households most likely to face the complete loss of a home — a racial line seen nationwide, regardless of the type of disaster, due to housing policies that have left people of color in disaster zones." capitalbnews.org/black-retire...
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Climate Disasters Are Destroying Black Retirements and the American Dream
Workers facing disasters and failed insurance are draining their retirement savings, leaving many on their own in old age.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Here's the thing: 2.5-3C of global warming is actually still really bad news. Is it better than 3-5C of warming? Undoubtedly. But I don't think many folks, apparently including Gates & advisors, appreciate just how radically transformed a 2.5-3C warmer world would be. [10/n]
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We’re making our voices heard and letting legislators know that we’re watching and that we care about environmental justice." www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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California students hold walk outs in support of Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act
Sacramento — Students in California and around the nation and world are extremely concerned with what the future holds for them, considering the increasing toll that Big Oil-induced climate disasters ...
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UC Davis Egghead @ucdavis-egghead.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
California playgrounds and open spaces are getting hotter, but few have much shading and many are actually losing tree cover, a team led by the UC Davis Urban Science Lab finds www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
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California Schools Are Losing Tree Canopy
About 85% of elementary schools studied in California experienced some loss of trees between 2018 and 2022, found a UC Davis study.
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IOPP Environment and Energy @iopp-environment.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
💧☀️ Read in #ERW how climate change impacts mountain snowpack and the implications this has for agricultural water security in California 🫗🌽 🔗https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/3033-4942/ade7aa #Environment #Water #Agriculture #ClimateChange #Snow #Irrigation #Hydrology #WaterResources ⛲🌾
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/10/2025
Exxon Mobil sued California late Friday claiming that two new state laws that aim to fight climate change would violate the oil company’s free speech rights.
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Exxon Sues California Over New Climate Disclosure Laws
The oil giant said requirements that companies calculate new details about greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks violate Exxon’s free speech rights.
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SF Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility, SFBayPSR.org @sfbaypsr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Major scoop from @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social: Stardust Solutions, the Israeli geoengineering startup led by a team of Israeli physicists, just raised $60 million to develop the technology to artificially cool the planet by reflecting sunlight as soon as the 2030s. heatmap.news/climate-tech...
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Exclusive: Stardust Solutions Raises $60 Million to Build a Solar Geoengineering System by 2030
A U.S. firm led by former Israeli government physicists, Stardust seeks to patent its proprietary sunlight-scattering particle — but it won’t deploy its technology until global governments authorize s...
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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
In the 2025 State of Wildfires report, the authors suggest that climate change made southern California wildfires much more expansive in 2025, increasing burned area 25-fold. And also that, in decades ahead, fire risk may *decrease* in the region, despite warming. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
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State of Wildfires 2024–2025
Abstract. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme wildfires globally, yet our understanding of these high-impact events remains uneven and shaped by media attention and reg...
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21/10/2025
I'm proud to help lead the United Nations' #COP30 Local Leaders Forum next month in Brazil. Regional leaders — from mayors to governors — are uniquely able to turn ambitious plans to tackle the climate crisis into reality at the local level. California is all-hands-on-deck in this fight.
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EdSource @edsource.org · 20/10/2025
Hundreds of students across more than 50 California high schools are planning to participate in walkouts on Oct. 24 to voice support for legislation that would hold oil companies accountable for damage to infrastructure and costs associated with the climate crisis. Learn more: bit.ly/47gxqSv
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
“You’re paying home and business owners to be part of the solution to accommodate data centers. They’re already facing bill increases, not just because of large loads but because of utility investments, costs of climate change. This is a way to offset that.” www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir...
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Can crowdsourcing help solve the data center power crunch?
Data centers want to connect to the grid faster. Voltus says virtual power plants can help them do so — and cut costs for everyday utility customers.
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
California Resource Corp broke ground on state's 1st carbon capture project— "Carbon TerraVault" — but it will also enable more oil extraction. At the ribbon-cutting Chris Parlier, Kern County Supervisor said, "It’s jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs and drill, baby drill." bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/p...
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
"Where we've gone awry is that we've put flood insurance in the automobile & household insurance buckets, and those are high-probability low-consequence events. Flood insurance is a low-probability high-consequence event, and more like life insurance." caclimateequity.substack.com/p/its-not-if...
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How Can We Protect Marginalized Communities From Flood Damages?
Californians are used to thinking about wildfires, but flooding is even harder to plan for.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
"China Has Overtaken America--And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up" by @pkrugman.bsky.social paulkrugman.substack.com/p/china-has-...
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China Has Overtaken America
And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up
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The Climate Center @theclimatecenter.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🎉 BREAKING: #SB279, introduced by @senatormcnerney, has been signed into law! By expanding composting capacity, we can divert food scraps from landfills and provide California growers with a climate-friendly alternative to open burning.
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California Climate Investments @caclimateinvest.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
(1/3) Three school districts, the Stockton Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District, and McKinleyville Union School District, transformed their buses into 100% zero-emission fleets thanks to several California Climate Investment programs.
Several images of zero-emission school buses are shown. One image includes students boarding a yellow school bus next to a pile of backpacks.

"California Climate Investment Programs help students take clean rides to school."

California Air Resources Board and California Climate Investments.
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Monday that lays the groundwork for a 2026 ballot measure to shore up funding for Bay Area transit systems through a new sales tax. sfstandard.com/2025/10/13/b...
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New sales tax to fund Bay Area transit closer to 2026 ballot
Transit advocates say BART and Muni could face devastating cuts without long-term funding.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 10/10/2025
A housing shortage crisis combined with an era of climate-fueled wildfires has made building homes a fraught undertaking across much of California.
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California is building homes deeper into wildfire country. Here’s why.
A housing shortage crisis combined with an era of climate-fueled wildfires has made building homes a fraught undertaking across much of California.
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UC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 10/10/2025
🌱 Big changes ahead for #California nurseries: At the 2025 California Nursery Conference, growers got updates on new laws around plastics, water use & nutrients — all as climate change turns up the heat. #CaliforniaNursery #Sustainability #AgPolicy ➡️ bit.ly/4mYFc9s
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Save The Snakes @savethesnakes.org · 10/10/2025
"Though snakes may make you recoil, they’re essential parts of our ecosystems. The giant gartersnake is unique to California, found only in the Central Valley. It is the largest of all garter snakes — some have been documented at more than 5 feet long!" @laist.com laist.com/news/climate...
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A state snake and shrub? Meet California’s newest designated state symbols
Californians, your newest state symbols are the native big berry manzanita and the giant garter snake.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit! Our statement: cayimby.org/news-events/...
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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 08/10/2025
The entire proposed Highway 37 Solano-Marin super bridge is estimated to cost $11 billion, all to replace an existing road between a couple of suburbs. And it's proposed at 114 feet wide. For comparison, the Golden Gate Bridge is 90 feet wide.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 06/10/2025
This conversation on how media adds to obstruction on climate action by @amywestervelt.bsky.social with @aronczyk.bsky.social and @maxboykoff.bsky.social is really good
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S14, Ep4 | The Media As a Tool of Climate Obstruction
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
EDIT: The companies that profit off those most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds.
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
"More than half of America’s sandy beaches will be lost by 2100 due to climate-driven sea level rise, with that number at 70% in California." - @surfrider.org. timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/10...
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More than half of USA's sandy beaches to be lost by 2100: Report
The foundation said erosion of sandy beaches is a normal coastal process, but climate change is intensifying and compounding its effects.
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Sean Campbell @seancampbellwr.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Positive news to finish off your Monday :-) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Hitchcock was a visionary... nypost.com/2025/10/07/s...
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Birds are behaving strangely — and it could have dire implications for humanity, scientist warns
Is it the sign of the a-flock-alypse?
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
"In Yosemite, the once-mighty Lyell Glacier, famously studied by John Muir, has shrunk by about 95 percent and split into two inactive ice patches." www.activenorcal.com/sierra-nevad...
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Sierra Nevada Glaciers Are Melting After 11,000 Years of Ice
Scientists have discovered that glaciers in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada have existed for over 11,000 years, but rising temperatures are causing them to vanish.
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💫Moon💫 @moonchyld72.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
California risks setting a dangerous precedent as states struggle to protect people from the oil industry’s buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines. www.levernews.com/a-climate-le...
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A Climate Leader Could Put Big Oil’s Risky Pipelines Next To Homes, Wildlife
California risks setting a dangerous precedent as states struggle to protect people from the oil industry’s buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines.
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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
With the federal government blocking action on the climate crisis, its great to see California moving forward. Good summary on the recent legislative victories from @cetransition.bsky.social www.cleanenergytransition.org/post/califor...
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California Takes Two Big Steps Forward
This month, we celebrate two legislative wins in California alongside updates on the Oregon Energy Strategy, our building decarbonization work, and the Northwest Clean Energy Atlas.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 02/10/2025
"Against all odds, climate advocates and the California Legislature extended (and renamed) California’s landmark Cap-and-Trade Program, made electricity more affordable, got serious about a fast-and-fair fossil fuel phaseout, and made the state’s grid more reliable," writes @danielbarad.bsky.social.
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The Big Winners in California? Science and Climate.
And affordability!
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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
California passed a huge climate package last month, w/ a big effort to weave in affordability. It's wonky but important stuff, and I broke it all down for you: - Cap & invest extension / rebrand - transmission accelerator - permission to join a Western RTO! more here heatmap.news/energy/calif...
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California’s Big Climate and Energy Package, Explained
The state quietly refreshed its cap and trade program, revamped how it funds wildfire cleanup, and reorganized its grid governance — plus offered some relief on gas prices.
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Recording a special Jane Goodall episode for the What If We Get It Right? podcast. Coming your way tomorrow — subscribe wherever you get your pods 🎙️ www.getitright.earth/podcast
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Governor Newsom has a bill on his desk to hold utilities accountable, and get them to stop passing along their dark money campaigns to everyday Californians. Is he going to side with utilities, or side with the public and help lower electricity rates? energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
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California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending
State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.
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Twilight Greenaway @twyspy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Farmworkers in the Coachella Valley work in intense heat 8 months a year. Air conditioning is essential to their recovery at the end of each day. But it's expensive! I visited on a sweltering day to document an effort to bring costs down for one family. 🌞 insideclimatenews.org/news/0410202...
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Farmworkers in the Hottest Part of California Find State Funds to Cool Their Homes and Save on Energy - Inside Climate News
California allocates $20 million a year for energy efficiency upgrades for low-income homeowners, and supporters of the farmworkers program want $10 million added.
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CEJA Action, a Project of Beyond Impact @ceja-action.org · 22/09/2025
🚨 Newsom just signed a bill that will EXPAND oil drilling in California 🚨 This signals “what could become a dangerous new pattern: allowing Big Oil to hold California hostage every time a refinery announces a potential closure.” Read more: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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Newsom’s deal to cut energy costs includes giveaways to Big Oil, more drilling
OPINION: “What Californians need now are steady, clear-eyed leaders willing to stand with workers, communities and families — not fossil fuel billionaires looking for one last payday.”
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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Don’t Let a Shutdown Wash Away U.S. Flood Protection
By Nicholas Pinter A US federal government shutdown is looming, potentially starting Oct. 1, with broad impacts across the government and across the country.  The scope of these unfolding…
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Electric-powered airplane Alia can take off on a conventional runway or lift off vertically like a helicopter. It can carry four passengers or about 200 cubic feet of cargo and has a maximum range of more than 300 miles. #FossilFree www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/b...
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Vermont electric airplane maker files to go public - The Boston Globe
Beta Technologies is still seeking FAA certification for its first plane, called the Alia.
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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
six, three-decade-old arrays in Switzerland found them to still be working well, retaining more than 80% of their initial power www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Groundbreaking study shows how solar panels age after 30 years of use: 'It's an important message to the photovoltaic industry'
"Everything that goes into a panel ... has a great influence on performance."
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Aarón Cantú @aaroncantu.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Wyoming coal could be shipped to Asia via Oakland by 2028. h/t @jfern.bsky.social cowboystatedaily.com/2025/09/18/c...
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California Supreme Court Clears Path For Wyoming Coal Exports Through Oakland Port
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday effectively ended a decade-long legal battle over shipping coal out of the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal.…
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Mike Dettinger @mdettinger.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
“Riverine heat waves” occur more often than air heat waves in 65 to 76% of sites, nationally. www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/riv... California “cold water droughts” (~same thing) increasingly result from mix of climate & landscape/water mgmt impacts, w/dire effects. www.ppic.org/blog/tacklin...
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Experts raise concerns over frightening phenomenon in US rivers: 'The trend … is actually increasing faster'
An in-depth study of riverine heat waves identified how America's rivers are running hot.
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
“It’s not a future set of abstract numbers. It’s real and it’s immediate.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘Hidden costs’ of climate emergency are worsening California’s affordability crisis – report
University of California, Berkeley, study found that those who experience severe effects will see upto a $1m in costs
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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Hidden Costs of Climate Change Fueling Affordability Crisis in California — New Report cleantechnica.com/2025/09/26/h...
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Hidden Costs of Climate Change Fueling Affordability Crisis in California — New Report - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Analysis from the Center for Law, Energy & Environment at the University of California, Berkeley shows that disaster costs, h...
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HIPinvestor @hipinvestor.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
State of California continues to lead on climate action, including climate disclosure, mandated for 4,000+ companies, including most of S&P500 www.esgtoday.com/california-r...
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California Releases List of More than 4,000 Companies Required to Begin Reporting Under New Climate Disclosure Laws - ESG Today
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a list of more than 4,000 companies that will be required to comply with the state’s new climate reporting laws, mandating disclosures on climate-rel...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2025
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Methane digesters on dairy farms are controversial, but there's another set of solutions that involve separating manure from liquid and composting it to add to the soil. We took a deep-dive into manure management in California. localnewsmatters.org/2025/09/26/m...
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Methane makeover: As California dairies race to cut emissions, the solutions face pushback - Local News Matters
DAIRY FARMER JERRY DA SILVA had a manure problem. The 500 cows on his family’s farm produced a lot of waste. He collected it in large lagoons and piped it
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The bill would allow Kern County to open up to 2,000 oil drill permits each year for the next 10 years. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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‘We’re standing together as one Kern County’: Elected officials celebrate the passing of landmark oil bill
The bill would allow Kern County to open up to 2,000 oil drill permits each year for the next 10 years.
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State of Change @stateofchange.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
“We’re planning for up to 25 gigawatts by 2045 because it’s essential that we meet our clean energy goals, create good-paying jobs, and keep the state competitive globally.” - Jana Ganion, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s senior advisor for offshore wind. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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California isn't backing down on offshore wind power despite Trump cancellation
The Trump administration canceled nearly half a billion dollars in funding for California's largest offshore wind project, but the state is persevering toward its ambitious goals.
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