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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold remote public forums to provide an opportunity for customers of California Water Service Company (Cal Water) to offer their perspective and input to the CPUC about the company’s rate increase request, as follows: WHEN: Date and Time Primary Service Area Focus (the public forums are open to …

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Countries to address the entire ‘lifecycle’ of plastics from production to waste BOSTON — As the country that generates the most plastic waste in the world, the United States has joined other United Nations members in a groundbreaking international agreement to address the global plastic waste crisis. Negotiators will now start developing the terms of …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today issued Drivered Deployment permits to Cruise LLC and Waymo LLC to allow for passenger service in autonomous vehicles (AVs) with a safety driver present in the vehicle. Cruise and Waymo are authorized to collect fares from passengers for this service and may offer shared rides. Prior to today’s …

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WASHINGTON –  The Department of the Interior concluded a record-breaking offshore wind lease auction Friday for 488,000 acres in the New York Bight that will provide clean electricity to New York and New Jersey. The winning bids for six separate areas totaled $4.37 billion. These six parcels combined could generate up to 7 gigawatts (GW) …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing efforts to support clean energy, today set biomethane procurement targets for utilities to reduce short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions. The decision establishes a biomethane procurement program that is carefully crafted to help achieve the state’s SLCP goals, which call for a 40 percent reduction in methane and …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing commitment to bridging the digital divide, today established a new local agency technical assistance grant program in the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) for eligible local agencies and Tribal entities to expand broadband deployment. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated affordability challenges and heightened the need for …

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WASHINGTON –  The Department of the Interior opened a record-breaking offshore wind lease auction Wednesday for six separate areas in the New York Bight that will provide clean electricity to New York and New Jersey. The lease sales so far raised more than $1 billion and cover almost 500,000 acres. In total, the parcels could …

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