'The climate fund could shrink by as much as half due to new rules governing cap-and-invest, forcing lawmakers to make tough choices... all while Newsom argues the program was never meant to be a permanent source of revenue.' Read more at www.kqed.org/news/12... #climate #energy

Sharing from @westoaklandeip ------ Please @asmbuffywicks - close the toxic loophole. Senate Bill 954 would close the toxic loophole and restore commonsense checks and balances on industrial development. ✉️ righttoknow-wicks.org Thanks to @sfbaykeeper for the drone footage of Radius Recycling!

Climate Action California Foundation’s board chair Anoushka Tamhane is in the spotlight over at MIT's Energy Initiative! Here, Anoushka, a climate systems science and engineering, and economics major at MIT, shares how her work can help support energy storage adoption. #energystorage

Tim Wegner spent years as Placer County's chief building official. Now he's making the case for a SPUR + Permit Power bill, AB 1738, expanding remote inspections for wildfire-ready roofs, heat pump water heaters, home solar + battery. Read his full op-ed: 👇 🔗 archive.is/VBfjn #Climate

Did someone say plastic-free? 🧴🚫 Our fantastic Plastics & Toxics volunteers are sharing their favorite plastic-free swaps in honor of Plastic Free July. @plasticfreejuly.bsky.social What's your favorite plastic-free swap or hack? Comment below! 👇 Volunteer with CAC: climateactionca.org/...

"Sometime earlier this decade, we passed some invisible line where it became cheaper to produce energy from the sun and the wind than from setting stuff on fire." Watch the McKibben interview at https://tr.ee/vqoI6j or at the link in our bio! #climate #energy

The fight against plastic is a fight for our climate. Every piece is derived from fossil fuels—and plastic doesn't stop harming the climate after it's made. It pollutes our oceans, soil, and air, weakening nature's ability to absorb carbon. 🌎 #PlasticFreeJuly: Take the pledge & refuse plastic. ♻️

We have too much news you can use! That's the reason for the chipmunk-speed audio. Peruse at your leisure at climateactionca.org/... or the link in our bio! #climate

“In a summer where we’re having really high levels of pollution and more dirty air days than we’ve seen in many years, we have a rule being upheld that will eliminate a lot of pollution and make it safer to breathe.” www.politico.com/new... #electrification

Big Oil🔥and Big Plastic🧴are one and the same! This Plastic Free July, we're connecting the dots: the fossil fuel giants driving the climate crisis are the exact same companies flooding our world with plastic. Take the pledge for a #PlasticFreeJuly at plasticfreejuly.org/...!

The state’s largest oil company wants to build a 600,000-square-foot data center campus in the Elk Hills oil field about two hours north of Los Angeles. It's also investing in carbon capture. Questions remain. Read more: grist.org/energy/a-s... #datacenters

A rooftop solar project on an empty Oakland warehouse will generate power for low-income households. "In a sense, warehouse rooftops are like open fields in dense urban landscapes, with acres of flat space available for solar panels." Read more: www.canarymedia.com/... #solar

A pilot program in California called Project Nexus is testing solar canopies that researchers say could generate gigawatts of power and save billions of gallons of water by providing shade that slows evaporation. www.nytimes.com/2026... #solar

Solar outperformed gas on 82% of the days in a five-month stretch in the California Independent System Operator’s wholesale market! Read more: www.canarymedia.com/... or at the link in bio! #solar

"Refiners know what cleanup will cost them; SB 1259 simply requires them to share it... " archive.is/pYKpW #SB1259 #refinerycleanup

Wed. 6/24 6:00 pm: CAC's Transit & Rail lead Jonathan Cole presents a Zoom Webinar giving an overview of the Cap & Invest program: its goals history, how it works, the recent changes and how they put key aspects of the program at risk, and options for the future. actionnetwork.org/ev... #climate

"One of the largest clean energy projects in United States history is now online, delivering electricity from a massive wind farm in New Mexico to Arizona and California — and signaling a new era for sending clean electricity across the West." Read more: archive.is/JPclD #cleanenergy

#SB954 restores the most essential public health & environmental safeguards removed by #SB131 last year. The bill would help ensure stronger protections from toxic chemicals near homes & schools, safeguard clean water... calmatters.org/comme... 1/2

While California lawmakers are expected to vote this evening on a budget deal that settles some of the state’s most contested spending fights, they aren’t tackling a major climate disagreement: what to do about a shrinking pot of cap-and-invest money..." Read more: www.politico.com/new... #climate

Why the USA should embrace balcony solar (hint hint California!) www.nytimes.com/2026... #solar #balconysolar

Climate Action California supports @TomSteyer and prioritizing people over pollution! Polls are open until 8:00 pm TONIGHT. Let’s get out the vote for the most progressive candidate on the ballot — every vote counts. 🗳️ tomsteyer.com/vote #california #governorsrace #TomSteyer #climate

'The primary is June 2. The challenge for the next governor will be to continue the energy transition while retaining the infrastructure needed to move and refine oil.' grist.org/politics/c... #fossilfuel #California #climate #governorsrace

'Energy companies in particular have shelled out to bump Becerra and block Steyer, a longtime climate activist who signed a pledge not to take fossil fuel money and said that he would take on big oil companies and break up the state’s major utilities as governor....' sfstandard.com/2026/...

"Tom Steyer understands that the climate crisis is also an affordability crisis." #California #Steyer

Repost! @the_green_granny_gazette explains why she's choosing Tom Steyer in the California gubernatorial primary. #california #governorsrace #TomSteyer #climate

Hello Californians! If you're near SF or LA, come to a GOTV rally for Tom Steyer featuring Ro Khanna! SF: 5/30, 2:30-4:30 pm | www.tomsteyer.com/sf... LA: 5/31, 2:30–4:30 pm | www.tomsteyer.com/la... Let's goooooooo! #california #governorsrace #TomSteyer #climate

"From now until June 2, California has a chance to vote for a trusted progressive leader and true climate champion who will govern our state to a better future. Where the world’s fourth largest economy leads, many others follow," writes Ian Monroe. Read more in The Condor: cacondor.substack.co...

"Big Oil, Big Tech, utilities, landlords and corporate real estate are spending millions to put Becerra in — and keep Steyer out. Much of this money is routed through JobsPAC...sponsored by the California Chamber of Commerce." Chart credit: Felix Lau. More info: https://bit.ly/4nSdJIP #California

Utilities, oil companies and (other) billionaires seem nervous about a Steyer governorship... #climate

💙 to see it. "The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb greenhouse gas emissions driving the climate crisis and protect states most affected by its fallout."

UN Backs Landmark ICJ Climate Crisis Ruling, Defying US And Petrostates - Health Policy Watch

The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound under international law to curb

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