During Climate Week, California and New York sue over Trump push to halt offshore wind energy projects
September 22, 2026 By Ramona Cornell du Houx NEW YORK CITY — In a pair of lawsuits, filed in New York and Maine, attorneys general from the states claim the administration illegally used $1.4 billion in public funding to pay two companies that planned to build offshore wind developments on the East Coast to instead invest…
CA Gov. Newsom signs most comprehensive data center laws in the nation, providing communities more control on water, electricity, and land use
September 21, 2026 SACRAMENTO – Governor Newsom on September 21, 2026 signed seven bills to strengthen California’s approach to data centers — requiring data centers to report about water and electricity use. The bills help protect California’s innovation economy while ensuring Californians have a say regarding proposed projects in their communities. As President Donald Trump…
Santa Barbara County votes to ban new oil and gas wells
Board of Supervisors prohibits new drilling and moves the County’s fossil fuel transition forward September 15, 2026 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — In a Santa Maria hearing today, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to ban new onshore oil and gas wells in the County. The landmark decision is a major step in…
In DC, members of Congress say Trump Administration’s offshore wind development buyouts are illegal
Reps. Pingree, Ross, Huffman, Carbajal, and Sen. Markey were joined by advocates on Capitol Hill to decry the Trump administration’s dirty offshore wind deals By Ramona Cornell du Houx September 17, 2026 WASHINGTON DC, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), joined members of Congress and labor and environmental advocates in front of the U.S. Capitol to speak…
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