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SB 45 Passes Out of the Senate Natural Resources Committee -

SB 45 Passes Out of the Senate Natural Resources Committee This morning the Senate voted to pass SB 45 (Portantino, Allen, Hurtado & Stern), a $5.5 billion climate resilience bond, out of the Senate's Natural Resources and Water Committee by a vote of 7-2, along party lines. The bill will now be sent to the Senate's Committee on Governance and Finance. A p...

May Revision of 2020-21 State Budget Released by Governor Newsom -

May Revision of 2020-21 State Budget Released by Governor Newsom Today, Governor Gavin Newsom introduced his May Revision of the 2020-21 state budget. Facing a $54 billion budget deficit due to COVID-19's impact on state revenues, the May Revision provides a $203.3 billion budget which weathers the deficit with canceled program expansions, federal funds, res...

What will it take for CA to be carbon neutral by 2045? Check out our newest blog post! Lawrence Livermore Releases Landmark Carbon Neutrality Report -

Lawrence Livermore Releases Landmark Carbon Neutrality Report Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory releases landmark carbon neutrality report. More at www.csgcalifornia.com/blog   

Proposed 2020-21 State Budget Released by Governor Newsom -

Proposed 2020-21 State Budget Released by Governor Newsom Today, Governor Gavin Newsom introduced his proposal for the 2020-21 state budget. The budget seeks to build on the investments made in 2019 and develop new initiatives to address the state's numerous environmental, educational, and social challenges. The budget recognizes the importance of both co...

The report's 39-page summary highlighted five ways people are reducing biodiversity:

-Turning forests, grasslands and other areas into farms, cities and other developments. The habitat loss leaves plants and animals homeless. About three-quarters of Earth's land, two-thirds of its oceans and 85% of crucial wetlands have been severely altered or lost, making it harder for species to survive, the report said.

-Overfishing the world's oceans. A third of the world's fish stocks are overfished.

-Permitting climate change from the burning of fossil fuels to make it too hot, wet or dry for some species to survive. Almost half of the world's land mammals — not including bats — and nearly a quarter of the birds have already had their habitats hit hard by global warming.

-Polluting land and water. Every year, 300 million to 400 million tons of heavy metals, solvents and toxic sludge are dumped into the world's waters.

-Allowing invasive species to crowd out native plants and animals. The number of invasive alien species per country has risen 70% since 1970, with one species of bacteria threatening nearly 400 amphibian species.

Nature is in the worst shape in human history, U.N. report says Extinction is looming over 1 million species of plants and animals, according to the United Nations' first comprehensive report on biodiversity.