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Utah Unprepared for Climate Change Impacts
The state of Utah is woefully unprepared for the impacts of climate change, according to new report by the nonprofit Utah Rivers Council.
CA Tests Cap-and-Trade Program
California’s cap-and-trade program—a market designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by allowing emitting companies to buy and sell credits in order to stay below the emissions limit set by the government—is set to begin in November.
CA Meets Renewable Energy Goal
In 2011, California met its 2011-2013 goal of serving 20 percent of its electricity from renewable energy, and is on track to far surpass it this year.
CA Assesses Climate Change Vulnerabilities
California released its third major assessment on climate change this week, highlighting the state’s vulnerabilities to climate change and opportunities for actions to reduce related impacts.
Texas Court Ruling Protects Atmosphere, Air—Not Just Water
A Texas district judge ruled last week that the atmosphere and air must be protected in the same ways as water, stating that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s “conclusion that the public trust doctrine is exclusively limited to the conservation of water is legally invalid.”
New Mexico Declares State of Drought
CA, CO Prepared For Water-Related Climate-Change Impacts; Rest of SW is Not
In the Southwest, California and Colorado are best prepared for the water-related impacts of climate change, while Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah are largely unprepared, according to a new report from the National Resources Defense Council.
CA Addresses Future Policy Challenges
A new report by the Public Policy Institute of California highlights the state’s most pressing policy challenges in the future, including addressing climate change and water issues.
BLM AZ Identifies Suitable Areas for Renewable Energy
The Bureau of Land Management drafted an Environmental Impact Statement last week identifying the most suitable land for solar and wind energy projects across Arizona, as well as the potential environmental, social, and economic effects of the projects if they were implemented.
CA Sets Ambitious Clean Car Standards for 2025
One in seven new cars sold in California in 2025 must be zero-emission or plug-in hybrid, according to new regulations recently approved by the California Air Resources Board.