The sad reality is that the blackouts rolling across California this past week were both predictable and avoidable. The silver lining is that future blackouts across California are avoidable – if we invest in large-scale energy storage projects to provide on-demand power. Energy analysts have warned for years that California’s embrace of renewable energy sources […]
Environmental watch groups, legislators, the media, and litigators have all squarely focused on PFAS contamination in one primary source – water. More specifically, drinking water. Environmental groups test local water supplies and report PFAS counts, politicians introduce bills at the state and federal levels to regulate the amount of PFAS permitted in drinking water, the […]
California’s Senate and Assembly approved a number of bills in the Legislature’s waning hours Monday, including measures that would ensure funding for a safe drinking water fund, make it easier to upgrade schools with clean energy appliances, help electric utilities manage ratepayer deficits related to the coronavirus pandemic, and take other actions.
Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic requires access to safe, clean water. While some Americans decry their “loss of freedom” by being told to wear a mask in public spaces, others don’t have the freedom to wash their hands with clean water.
California utility regulators on Monday chose to fire their top administrative official in response to several allegedly unethical hiring decisions discussed in a recent personnel audit.
California and 20 other states sued the Trump administration over its plan to curtail environmental regulations in permitting infrastructure projects that can take years to complete and have long-lasting consequences on land and communities. Led by California and Washington, the lawsuit seeks to block changes the administration has proposed to how the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy […]
Opinion: Blackouts Expose Need for Expanding Energy Storage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Jim Madaffer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe sad reality is that the blackouts rolling across California this past week were both predictable and avoidable. The silver lining is that future blackouts across California are avoidable – if we invest in large-scale energy storage projects to provide on-demand power. Energy analysts have warned for years that California’s embrace of renewable energy sources […]
PFAS Liability: “Sovereign Immunity” Means Companies May Foot the Bill
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The National Law Reviewby John GardellaEnvironmental watch groups, legislators, the media, and litigators have all squarely focused on PFAS contamination in one primary source – water. More specifically, drinking water. Environmental groups test local water supplies and report PFAS counts, politicians introduce bills at the state and federal levels to regulate the amount of PFAS permitted in drinking water, the […]
Drinking Water, Clean Energy, Lithium Bills Pass in California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Lawby Emily C. DooleyCalifornia’s Senate and Assembly approved a number of bills in the Legislature’s waning hours Monday, including measures that would ensure funding for a safe drinking water fund, make it easier to upgrade schools with clean energy appliances, help electric utilities manage ratepayer deficits related to the coronavirus pandemic, and take other actions.
Opinion: Why Fixing the Nation’s Water Crisis and Combating a Pandemic are Linked
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /PlanetWatchby Gina-Marie CheesemanFighting the COVID-19 pandemic requires access to safe, clean water. While some Americans decry their “loss of freedom” by being told to wear a mask in public spaces, others don’t have the freedom to wash their hands with clean water.
California Public Utilities Commission Fires Executive Director After Staffing Dispute
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /San Francisco Chronicleby J.D. MorrisCalifornia utility regulators on Monday chose to fire their top administrative official in response to several allegedly unethical hiring decisions discussed in a recent personnel audit.
California Leads Suit Against Trump Administration Over Weakened Environmental Laws
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinCalifornia and 20 other states sued the Trump administration over its plan to curtail environmental regulations in permitting infrastructure projects that can take years to complete and have long-lasting consequences on land and communities. Led by California and Washington, the lawsuit seeks to block changes the administration has proposed to how the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy […]