California landscape of climate finance
To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global
California
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A plant distribution shift: Temperature, drought or past disturbance?
Simple models of plant response to warming climates predict vegetation moving to cooler and/or wetter locations: in mountainous regions shifting upslope. However, species-specific responses to climate
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Drought, warmer Weather Persist In Much Of U.S.
Weird weather kept vexing large swathes of the United States over the last week, with unseasonably warm and dry conditions melting northern snows and spreading drought through the southwest, even as heavy
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Three States to Require Insurers to Disclose Climate-Change Response Plans
Insurance commissioners in California, New York and Washington State will require that companies disclose how they intend to respond to the risks their businesses and customers face from increasingly severe
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Calif. seeks flexible power rules as wind expands
The California power grid wants to make sure it can keep electricity flowing as residents rely on a greater amount of wind and solar power and strict water rules force the shutdown of power plants along
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California Sets Landmark Rules To Cut Auto Emissions
California approved aggressive new rules on Friday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring automakers to put many more electric and hybrid vehicles on the Golden State's roads by 2025. The regulations
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California poised for ambitious new clean car rules
California regulators are considering approval of far-reaching anti-smog regulations that would require automakers to ensure that 15 per cent of all vehicles sold in the State by 2025 are zero emission vehicles, while remaining cars will be required to show dramatically improved fuel efficiency. The California Clean Air Board had been scheduled to vote on the proposal on Thursday, but were still listening to a procession of speakers.
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Regional Cap-and-Trade Effort Seeks Greater Impact by Cutting Carbon Allowances
Adjusting to shifts in the economy, states in the cap-and-trade system known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have slashed the number of allowances that electric power companies can buy to offset
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Nonsustainable groundwater sustaining irrigation : A global assessment
Water used by irrigated crops is obtained from three sources: local precipitation contributing to soil moisture available for root water uptake (i.e., green water), irrigation water taken from rivers,
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Lawsuit Seeks Justice for 1.2 million Residents Living Near SoCal Freeways
More than a million people in the Los Angeles region are exposed to undisclosed, unhealthy levels of air pollution every day, according to a lawsuit filed today by Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los
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Federal Judge Blocks California Emissions Rules
A judge blocked one of California's signature attempts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, a victory for out-of-state ethanol producers and refiners that has California's air quality board vowing to appeal.