Connect with us

Published

on

A California climate policy focused on transportation has spurred concerns from environmental justice groups about inequities. Advocates now say proposed policy changes could increase gas prices, and adversely impact low-income households.

Every state in the country trails California in the number of electric vehicles on its roads and the available public chargers. But research has found those cars and chargers are concentrated in wealthier communities—an imbalance that has raised questions about the fairness of a key state climate program targeting transportation emissions.

Potential Changes to Alternate-Fuel Standards Could Hike Gas Prices in California. Critics See a ‘Regressive Tax’ on Low-Income Communities

Climate Change

Alabama’s Self-Proclaimed ‘AI Watchman’ Unseats Incumbent Public Service Commissioner

Published

on

Jim Zeigler first served on the body nearly 50 years ago. Now the Republican is hoping his opposition to data centers will stave off a Democratic victory in November.

MOBILE, Ala.—Jim Zeigler didn’t have much time to celebrate.

Alabama’s Self-Proclaimed ‘AI Watchman’ Unseats Incumbent Public Service Commissioner

Continue Reading

Climate Change

Alabama Governor Names Four New PSC Members, Including Its First Two Black Appointees

Published

on

Gov. Kay Ivey announced the appointments as a first step under new legislation expanding the state’s utilities regulator from three to seven seats in 2027.

The Alabama Public Service Commission has never had a Black commissioner in its 145-year history, but that’s about to change.

Alabama Governor Names Four New PSC Members, Including Its First Two Black Appointees

Continue Reading

Climate Change

‘We Just Want Clean Water’: Residents Sue a North Carolina County Over Landfill Contamination

Published

on

The lawsuit alleges the county has known since at least 2023 that the landfill is leaching PFAS, a family of forever chemicals, into drinking water.

This story was published by the Border Belt Independent in collaboration with Inside Climate News.

‘We Just Want Clean Water’: Residents Sue a North Carolina County Over Landfill Contamination

Continue Reading

Trending

Copyright © 2022 BreakingClimateChange.com