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State wants to fund green jet fuel
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State wants to fund green jet fuel

  • By Alejandro Lazo CalMatters
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is advancing a plan that could funnel hundreds of millions in road dollars to a struggling oil refinery — pitching it as a c…

California spends billions based on this pollution tracker. Who benefits from its latest update?
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California spends billions based on this pollution tracker. Who benefits from its latest update?

  • By ALEJANDRA REYES-VELARDE CalMatters

California is updating CalEnviroScreen, the tool used to allocate cleanup funds to polluted communities. The update adds indicators like diabetes prevalence and small air toxic sites. Officials say they're listening more to communities, but critics argue the tool still misses some areas. The update involves collaboration with eight community organizations. Officials plan to gather feedback through public meetings this month and expect a final version in the summer. Critics want more indicators and question the tool's design. Advocates emphasize the need for the tool to drive real change, not just funding.

Data centers for AI could nearly triple San Jose's energy use. Who foots the bill?
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Data centers for AI could nearly triple San Jose's energy use. Who foots the bill?

  • By ALEJANDRO LAZO CalMatters

San Jose is now ground zero in California's battle over how to govern the rise of data centers used to power artificial intelligence. The county seat of Santa Clara is touting its partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric, claiming the city is "the West Coast's premier destination for data center development." Panelists at a CalMatters event in downtown San Jose clashed over key issues. Their discussion centered on how quickly California should move to accommodate new demand, what information the public should be entitled to and how to keep customers from shouldering the cost of infrastructure that may never be fully used.