Offshore Wind Farms

JUST ANNOUNCED | The high bids and provisional winners of the #CaliforniaOffshoreWindLeaseSale

🌊 5 lease areas; over 373K acres
📅 2 Days + 31 Rounds of Auction
🔌 4.6GW energy potential
🏠 1.5M homes with clean power

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Extreme Heat –

Extreme heat killed Tule Lake in the northeast corner of Siskiyou County in northern California. “The story of Tule Lake is one of loss. Farmers in the

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What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather phenomenon baking California and the West

Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather.

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California Milestone: State for First Time briefly Generates 103% of its Electricity from Renewables

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On one day in May, Lauren Sommer at NPR reported, California ran for several hours …

Source: California Milestone: State for First Time briefly Generates 103% of its Electricity from Renewables

California Reparations Task Force Releases Interim Report Detailing Harms of Slavery and Systemic Discrimination on African Americans

SACRAMENTO – As part of California’s historic Assembly Bill 3121 (AB 3121), the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans (Reparations Task Force) today released an interim report providing an in-depth overview of the harms inflicted on African Americans in California and across the nation due to the ongoing legacy of slavery and systemic discrimination.

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California Could Become the First US State to Offer Universal Health Care

California is considering creating the first government-funded, universal healthcare system in the US for state residents. The proposal, which lawmakers will begin debating on Tuesday, would adopt a single-payer healthcare system that would replace the need for private insurance plans.