Climate Change & Environment
Governor Brown Signs Bills to Block Trump Administration’s Offshore Oil Drilling Expansion
Also Announces Opposition to Federal Government’s Scheme to Reopen Drilling on Public Lands SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation – SB 834 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and AB 1775 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi...
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Governor Brown Takes Action to Protect California’s Plants, Animals and Unique Biodiversity
SACRAMENTO – Just days before the world comes to San Francisco to collaborate on ways to protect the environment, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed an executive order to safeguard California’s unique plants, animals and ecosystems which are threatened by...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposal to Undermine the Clean Power Plan
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s proposal to undermine the Clean Power Plan: "This is a declaration of war against America and all of humanity – it will not stand. Truth and common...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposal to Roll Back Clean Car Standard
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s proposal to weaken the nation’s clean vehicle emissions standard: “For Trump to now destroy a law first enacted at the request of Ronald Reagan five decades...
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Governor Brown and Legislative Leaders Issue Statement on Formation of Wildfire Preparedness and Response Conference Committee
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates and Assembly Republican Leader Brian Dahle today announced action on legislation to strengthen disaster...
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Governor Brown Welcomes Portugal to Under2 Climate Coalition
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed Portugal to the Under2 Coalition – the global pact among cities, states and countries to limit the increase in global average temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius. “Portuguese people have long called...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Great Outdoors Month
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June, 2018 as "Great Outdoors Month" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Our state’s scenic landscapes have always been a source of pride and...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and AB 1668 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) to help the state better prepare for droughts and climate change by establishing statewide water efficiency...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring International Day for Biological Diversity
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 22, 2018 as "International Day for Biological Diversity." The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Biodiversity is the variety and richness of life—spanning individual genes...
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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Protect Communities from Wildfire, Climate Impacts
SACRAMENTO – In the face of the worst wildfires in California’s history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to combat dangerous tree mortality, increase the ability of our forests to capture carbon and systematically improve forest...
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