Capital Insiders

What Governor Brown’s 14-15 Budget Means for the Environment

The state budget was released early last week due to a leak of the Governor’s Budget Summary.  In the $154.9 billion dollar state budget, $13.6 billion...

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Transportation, High Speed Rail, PCL in the Press

Gov. Brown wants to tap cap-and-trade funds for bullet train

1/7/14 by the Los Angeles Times. Environmental groups oppose the plan to dip into hundreds of millions of dollars in fees from businesses whose carbon dioxide...

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High Speed Rail, Land Use, Capital Insiders, Climate, Legislation, Water

How Environmental Protection Fares in Governor’s Budget

Last week, due to a technical glitch, the Brown Administration unintentionally released the Governor’s proposed budget a few days earlier than expected....

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Climate

Carbon: A (Nearly) Weightless Commodity

Last Thursday, California became the first state to establish a conditional standard for greenhouse gas (GHGs) emission limits – known as the cap-and-trade...

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Climate, Press Releases

Senate Dems to Push New Energy Bill Focused on Air Pollution

On Tuesday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced plans to introduce a new energy bill in the coming days. This proposal is expected to include...

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