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SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board today announced the appointment of seven new members to its Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (EJAC). The committee is comprised of representatives from California communities most heavily impacted by air pollution, including those communities with minority or low-income populations. The newly-appointed representatives include: Dillon Delvo, Little Manila Rising Catherine Garoupa White, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition Thomas Helme, Valley Improvement Projects Neena Mohan, California Environmental Justice Alliance Sharifa Taylor, C...

California has ambitious efforts underway to decarbonize our electric grid by 2045. The choices we make today will help determine how affordably, equitably and reliably we can get there. Renewables are an important piece of the puzzle, but we will also need something else. Renewable energy suppli

California Governor orders end to fracking by 2024, instructs CARB to analyze pathways to phase out oil-production by 2045 California Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management (CalGEM) Division to initiate regulatory action to end the issuance of new permits for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) by January 2024. Additionally, Governor Newsom requested that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045. Fracking is the most common type of well stimulation t...

Governor Gavin Newsom directed the Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management (CalGEM) Division to initiate regulatory action to end the issuance of new permits for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) by January 2024. Additionally, Governor Newsom requested that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045. “The climate crisis is real, and we continue to see the signs every day,” said Governor Newsom. “As we move to swiftly decarbonize our transportation sector and create a healthier future...

California will work to end oil extraction as part of nation-leading effort to achieve carbon neutrality Action will halt issuance of fracking permits by 2024