Speaking of blackouts, it is likely that, by the time you read this, California lawmakers will have taken action on the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Gavin Newsom has proposed lending $1.4 billion to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. so the utility can keep this plant open, a safeguard against power shortages in coming years. Times columnist Steve Lopez spent some time in San Luis Obispo County and opines that people opposed to keeping the plant open have stronger arguments.īecause of climate change, heat waves will likely wallop large parts of the world three times more often, according to a new study covered by the Associated Press’ Seth Borenstein. Such scorching events are already unbearable for many workers, one reason California lawmakers are pushing federal legislation that would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to establish a standard to protect workers from hazardous heat, as staffer Summer Lin reports. The warehouse and delivery workers who get retail goods to your door are at high risk, The Times reported last year as part of its investigative series into extreme heat. #Times newsletters director announces series Unlike many states that confront a hostile climate, California is actually doing something about it. The California Air Resources Board voted on Thursday to require all new cars and light trucks sold by 2035 in the state to be what the board calls zero-emission vehicles, as Russ Mitchell of The Times reports. “It’s the action we must take if we’re serious about leaving this planet better off for future generations,” Gov. The Washington Post’s editorial board called California’s plan “easily reversed” and “clunky.” The Times’ Gustavo Arellano wrote a column slamming the environmental and economic costs of electric cars, stating: “Gas and oil are California sacraments that working people won’t give up so easily.” Newsom said in this Tony Briscoe story preceding the vote. #Times newsletters director announces series.
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