Climate Change & Environment
Governor Brown to Governor Scott: “Time to Stop the Silly Political Stunts and Start Doing Something About Climate Change”
SACRAMENTO - As Florida Governor Rick Scott visits the Golden State again this week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today sent him a report on the economic impacts of sea levels and temperatures rising in the Sunshine State and called on him to “stop the silly political...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring Friday, April 22, 2016 as "Earth Day" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION In 1992, some 1,700 of the world's leading scientists, including the...
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Governor Brown Directs $176.6 Million to Bolster Exide Cleanup
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation that directs $176.6 million to expedite and expand testing and cleanup of residential properties, schools, daycare centers and parks around the former Exide Technologies facility in Vernon, California....
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring John Muir Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, April 21, 2016 as “John Muir Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”...
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Photo Release: Czech Republic Signs California-Led Under 2 MOU Climate Agreement
SAN FRANCISCO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka in San Francisco, where the Czech Republic became the latest signatory to the Under 2 MOU climate agreement - a global pact among cities, states and...
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Governor Brown Proposes $176.6 Million Exide Cleanup Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a $176.6 million spending plan to fund expedited and expanded testing and cleanup of residential properties, schools, daycare centers and parks around the former Exide Technologies facility in Vernon,...
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Governor Brown Joins Bipartisan Governors’ Clean Energy Accord
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined a bipartisan group of 17 governors in signing the Governors' Accord for a New Energy Future - a joint commitment to pursuing modern electric grids, cleaner energy and transportation solutions. "With this...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Block Clean Power Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order blocking enforcement of the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan: "As the world gets hotter and closer to irreversible climate change, these...
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Photo Release: Governor Brown Discusses Climate Change with Prime Minister of the Netherlands
SAN FRANCISCO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte in San Francisco to discuss renewable energy and the international fight against climate change. "California and the Netherlands are part of a worldwide drumbeat...
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Global Climate Pact Continues to Grow
Massachusetts, Regions in Europe and Latin America Sign Under 2 MOU SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed Massachusetts and regional governments from Colombia - Guainía and Guaviare - and Austria - Lower Austria - as new signatories to the Under 2...
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