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Pollution · California

Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

55% Center coverage: 20 sources

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Air quality regulators in Southern California heard impassioned public comments Friday before an anticipated vote on proposed rules that would curb harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters. The rules aim to reduce emissions of smog-contributing nitrogen oxides, also called NOx, a group of pollutants linked to respiratory issues, asthma attacks, worse allergies, decreased lung function in children, …See the Story

California, United States · California

California is failing to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions

83% Left coverage: 6 sources

This story was originally published by CalMatters.See the Story

Oil and Gas Sector · Bakersfield

Oil Lobby Stalls Another CA Climate Change Bill

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

This story was originally published by CalMatters.See the Story

A safety net for struggling colleges is expiring. Why the Bay Area will be hit hardest

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

A cost-of-living increase meant to help community colleges adjust to a new funding formula is expiring, leaving some districts to cut positions and classes.California, United States · California See the Story

Why Reforming California’s Bedrock Environmental Law Is Good for the Environment

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

California's signature environmental law has been used to block housing at the expense of the environment and climate it was designed to protect. It needs a reform that can retain its benefits and deal with its downsides.Environment · Palo Alto See the Story

Walters: California’s Deficit Dilemma — Cut Spending, Borrow Money or Raise Taxes?

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

The California Legislature has just a few days to pass a 2025-26 state budget to meet the state Constitution’s June 15 deadline. The deadline will be met, if for no other reason than legislators would, at least theoretically, have their salaries suspended were they to miss it. However, the budget they enact may bear only a passing resemblance to what will eventually, perhaps many months later, become a complete fiscal plan. The revised budget th…Taxes · Mountain View See the Story

These Gas Appliances — One of the Largest Sources of LA Area’s Smog — Could Be Phased Out

56% Center coverage: 9 sources

Alejandra Reyes-Velarde | Cal Matters New household water heaters and heating systems powered by natural gas would be phased out in the Los Angeles basin under two controversial rules that air quality regulators will vote on Friday. Manufacturers would sell increasing percentages of zero-emission heating appliances in the four-county Los Angeles basin — beginning with 30% in 2027 — and pay fees if they sell natural gas ones, under the draft rul…Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles See the Story

California Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Cuts to Rooftop Solar Payments

60% Center coverage: 10 sources

A lawsuit before the California Supreme Court is pitting homeowners with rooftop solar against the state public utility commission and major private utility companies. The case centers on a 2023 rule that significantly reduced how much utilities pay for power generated by homes and small businesses. The Center for Biological Diversity, along with two other environmental groups, filed a lawsuit at the end of 2022 against the California Public Uti…Solar Power · Sacramento See the Story

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Southern California Air Regulators Weigh a Plan to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters

California is failing to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions

Oil Lobby Stalls Another CA Climate Change Bill

A safety net for struggling colleges is expiring. Why the Bay Area will be hit hardest

California’s Stubborn Problems Keep Thwarting Its Ballooning Budget

Air board rejects smog rules phasing out gas-powered heaters in LA basin

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Why Reforming California’s Bedrock Environmental Law Is Good for the Environment

Walters: California’s Deficit Dilemma — Cut Spending, Borrow Money or Raise Taxes?

These Gas Appliances — One of the Largest Sources of LA Area’s Smog — Could Be Phased Out

California Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Cuts to Rooftop Solar Payments

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