The October issue of Environment and Climate News reports that California Gov. Jerry Berown signed a bill mandating the state's utilities transition their electricity production completely to sources that emit zero carbon dioxide by 2045. "S.B. 100 will increase energy poverty, as you already have people spending, at least in the Central Valley, up to 15 percent of their monthly income on energy costs. So, it is unclear how people, many of whom are already struggling to pay their electricitiy bills, will be able to do so when you put S.B. 100 in place", said California Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore).
Also in this issue:
- With funding from California billionaire Tom Steyer, anti-fossil-fuel activists placed an initiative on Arizona's November ballot to require the state's utilities to generate 50 percent of their electricity from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, by 2030.
- Prompted by environmentalists, state officials are using a provision of the 1972 Clean Water Act to block new natural gas pipelines and export terminals for liquefied natural gas and coal.
- A federal district court judge rejected the Trump administration's two-year delay on enforcement of the Obama-era Waters of the United States rule. Now, 26 states not covered by existing court stays on the rule will have to comply with it.
The full text of the issue is available online in Adobe Acrobat's PDF format: October 2018 Environment and Climate News
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