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Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains

Union of Concerned Scientists

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) estimates this will increase the number of clean trucks and buses on California’s roads and highways by 60 percent in 2035 and nearly 70 percent in 2050 compared to the ACT. In California, nearly 90 percent of tractor trucks on the road belong to about 15 percent of commercial fleets.

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Colorado River Forecasts Not a ‘Crystal Ball’

Circle of Blue

Computer models inform key decisions in the Colorado River basin. The reservoirs are a key source of drinking water for about 40 million people, plus they store water that irrigates millions of acres of farmland and generates electricity for the Southwest. But they cannot predict the future. . Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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Policy News: October 25, 2021

ESA

The White House is poised to reveal a trove of information about U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology holds second meeting of the administration, focused on climate, energy and the environment. The White House is poised to reveal a trove of information about U.S. Here’s what we know.

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

ESA

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House progressives, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) are opposing the permitting deal, citing concerns that the reforms would help fossil fuel projects and undermine the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act. Joe Manchin (D-WV). Executive Branch.

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

ESA

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology meets for the first time in the Biden administration. Context: Reducing permitting time has been a priority for both Republican and Democratic administrations. Senate confirms Tracy Stone-Manning as the director of the Bureau of Land Management. Executive Branch. International.

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Policy News: March 14, 2022

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advances nomination of Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to lead Department of Energy’s Office of Science. White House solicits information about Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge and scientific integrity policy. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $5.88

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Policy News: September 26, 2022

ESA

The Obama administration negotiated this agreement in 2016 and the Trump administration did not send it to the Senate for ratification. House Natural Resources Committee: The committee held a hearing for bills sponsored by Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) intended to protect tribal cultural sites.

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