Trump Sets Up a Court Battle over Auto Emissions as Newsom and Becerra Prepare to Fight Back
On Wednesday the Trump administration will revoke California’s authority to set emissions rules stricter than federal standards,…
Law Would Limit Planned Black Outs
(From Press Release – Senator Wiener) – Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced new legislation to…
Gov. Newsom Bans Use of Brain-Damaging Pesticide in California
EWG: “Just because chemical agribusiness wants to use a brain-damaging pesticide doesn’t mean they should” (From Press…
Legislation Sponsored by ASUCD Moving through the Process
Students representing the ASUCD Office of the External Affairs Vice President in February submitted an agricultural bill,…
Extinction Rebellion Disrupts State Capitol, Big Oil Lobby Monday for Passage of Environmental Laws
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Extinction Rebellion – a recent worldwide, grassroots, militant environmental…
UC Davis Student-Written Legislation to Reduce Water Usage Introduced in the California State Assembly
(From Press Release) — On February 22nd, 2019, students representing the ASUCD Office of the External…
Local Impact as PG&E Files for Chapter 11
As expected, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protections. PG&E in a press release Tuesday announced that…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Fire Danger Adds Urgency to Climate Change
We have learned, once again this month, that the risk of fire presents a multi-fold danger to…
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…