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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to enhance Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) ability to meet its safety obligations, today approved the utility’s regionalization plan, which the CPUC ordered PG&E to pursue as a condition of CPUC approval of the utility’s bankruptcy plan. Under a modified settlement agreement among multiple parties …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today acted to ensure that phone numbers continue to be available to meet the demand in the geographic region served by the 707 area code by approving a second area code (called an overlay) that will provide additional numbering resources while minimizing customer inconvenience. The new area code to …

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WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday signed a memorandum to clarify the U.S. Forest Service’s direction on climate policy. The memo, “Climate Resilience and Carbon Stewardship of America’s National Forests and Grasslands,” follows a recent White House executive order highlighting the importance of conserving mature and old-growth forests on federal lands as a …

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PHILADELPHIA – Ahead of the Supreme Court’s decision on West Virginia vs Environmental Protection Agency, a case that will determine the EPA’s authority to regulate climate pollution, Environment America Research & Policy Center and U.S. PIRG Education Fund are releasing a new factsheet ranking America’s dirtiest power plants. Though increased renewable energy generation has led …

RESOURCE: The 100 most polluting power plants in the U.S. Read More »

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to hold utilities accountable for safely implementing Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, today issued proposed Orders imposing corrective actions and more than $22 million in fines to be paid by the shareholders of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of San Gabriel Valley Water Company to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase requests, as follows: WHEN: July 7, 2022, 2 p.m. AND 6 p.m.: Fontana Water Company division; all commentors …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing actions to engage with communities statewide, will hold its July 14, 2022 Voting Meeting in Diamond Bar, Calif. WHERE: 21865 Copley Dr, Diamond Bar, CA, 91765 (the South Coast Air Quality Management District building); also available via webcast at www.adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc or toll-free by phone at: 1-800-857-1917, passcode: …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released a study of the State’s heat pump market to track the progress of programs and measure their future market effects. Heat pump systems provide hot water, heating and cooling using energy from the electric grid, which is increasingly renewable. California has some of the most comprehensive and …

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Trenton – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Wednesday that it is taking the first step to designate the Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary. Hudson Canyon is the largest of the more than 70 undersea canyons that line the North Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, and is home to deep sea corals, bluefin tunas, sperm whales, sea turtles …

New sanctuary would protect the largest canyon along the Atlantic coast Read More »