Deputy Press Secretary, Beyond Coal Campaign
Jun 24 2021
San Francisco, Calif. — Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ordered electricity providers to build 11,500 megawatts (MW) of new zero-emission electricity resources to come online…
May 7 2021
Diamond Bar, Calif.-- This afternoon, after seven years of frontline community activism, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) passed the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (ISR) to…
Apr 28 2021
Sacramento, Calif. -- Tonight, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)’s Board of Directors passed their 2030 Zero Carbon Plan that will improve air quality and community health and…
Mar 24 2021
Los Angeles, Calif. -- Today, the City of LA released the long-awaited LA100 study, which lays out four detailed paths for the City to achieve 100% clean energy as soon as 2035 (and 98% by 2030).…
Mar 5 2021
Livermore, Calif. -- Yesterday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved Aramis, a utility-scale solar energy and battery storage facility in North Livermore. This project has earned support…
Feb 11 2021
San Francisco, Calif.-- Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), under the leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom, voted on two major decisions that set the state back on its journey to…
Nov 11 2020
San Francisco, CA -- On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to pass the all-electric new buildings ordinance introduced by Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and co-sponsored…
Jun 30 2020
San Francisco, Calif.--Today, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman introduced a city-wide building code that requires newly constructed buildings to run on gas-free power. San Francisco joins more than 30…
Apr 28 2020
Oakland, Calif. -- The gas-fired appliances found in 90 percent of Californian's homes cause unhealthy air and drive annual healthcare costs into the billions, according to new research from UCLA…
Mar 9 2020
Long Beach, Calif.-- Today, the harbor commissions for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (Ports) voted against their communities and stalled California’s progress toward cleaner air and a clean…