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Power Play: No Limits Mean PG&E May Raise Rates Again for Northern and Central Californians

A $33 a month average rate hike took effect Jan. 1. Now PG&E wants up to $20 a month more. Reformers say it is time to cap annual increases.

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Why Pittsburgh Has ‘the Most Extreme Embrace’ of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists, Per Report

Powerful lobbyists represent both oil and gas interests and environmental groups.

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Indigenous Filmmakers Struggle to Break Into Hollywood as Killers of the Flower Moon Heads Into Oscar Season

Erica Tremblay and Lily Gladstone’s film Fancy Dance still lacks a distributor almost a year after its buzzy Sundance debut.

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Union Negotiating Strategy Pays Off in SoCal Hotel Deals

In the face of weak labor laws, hospitality workers brought their fight for better wages and working conditions to the court of public opinion.

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How Will Kaiser Permanente Make Up for Its Shortage of Therapists?

A therapist is “guardedly optimistic” the health care giant is taking the shortage seriously, and the union says Kaiser may now realize it must invest billions to comply with the law.

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Corporate America’s Big Lie: What’s Good for Us Is Good for the Country

After decades of shaping the nation’s narrative, corporate America has now weaponized its playbook in a more aggressive way, the authors of Corporate Bullsh*t warn.

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Northeast States Double Down on Building America’s Wind Market, Despite Setbacks

General Electric’s giant wind turbine facility is on track, aided by New York state and federal support.

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Working to End ‘Food Apartheid’

In low-income areas of Los Angeles without supermarkets, small stores are learning to profitably sell healthy foods their customers can afford.

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California Wants to Make More Carbon, New Mexico Looks to Overhaul How It Regulates the Oil and Gas Industry

Meanwhile, post-COP28, banks pull back from fossil fuels and investors seek opportunities in transition steps like carbon capture storage.

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It’s Settled: New Mexico to Bankroll Plugging of Oil Wells for Texas Company

The company at the center of the settlement is called a “poster child” for state Oil and Gas Act reforms.

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Los Angeles Orders More Residential Hotels to Stop Renting to Tourists

Twenty-one hotels have been cited so far. If the citations are enforced and upheld in court, hundreds of rooms could be turned back into low-cost permanent housing for the city’s poorest residents.

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California Mandates to Improve Pay and Benefits Will Take Effect in 2024

Minimum wages to rise statewide, with larger gains for fast food and health workers. More paid sick leave, workplace violence prevention rules and other worker protections are also to begin Jan. 1.

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Despite Historic Pay Discrimination Settlement, Little Has Changed for Women on Wall Street

The $215 million deal made headlines, but the industry pay gap persists, along with new cases of sexual harassment.

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Temecula’s School Board Loses Its Right Wing Majority With Trustee Resignation

Danny Gonzalez, one of three members elected in 2022 who voted to report transgender students to their parents and ban critical race theory, has left the board.

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Are Unions About to Reverse 40 Years of Decline?

A rare mix of big strike wins, broad public support and a labor-friendly economy could drive union membership growth.

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In Katy, Texas, Students Fight Back With Banned-Book Clubs, Pride Events and Political Activism

Culture wars rage as school board puts $93,000 in new library books in storage and bans titles by Judy Blume and Dr. Seuss.

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Carbon Causes Climate Change. Why Does a California County Want to Make More?

Kern County wants to use billions in federal tax credits to collect and bury carbon. To do so, it would build new facilities to produce more of the most abundant greenhouse gas.

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Give Climate Change the Name It Deserves: Fossil-Fueled Destruction

“Climate Crisis” only identifies the symptoms of oil and gas dependence. As time runs out, we need a term that focuses on what — and who — is to blame.

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Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo Confronts ‘the Biggest Driver of Economic Inequality that Nobody Talks About.’

Care for children, the elderly and disabled is among the lowest-paying industries. Poo thinks federal investment could become reality.

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Cal State Walkouts May Build to a Faculty and Staff Strike

California Faculty Association members seeking a pay raise walked out at four of the 23 campuses this week.

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California Climate Agency Bars Staff From Contact With Former Agency Scientist

California Air Resources Board ordered staff not to engage with ex-colleague after he questioned gas industry claims.

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New Mexico Governor Kickstarts Effort to Overhaul Oil and Gas Regulation

The 1935 Oil and Gas Act outlines oversight of fossil fuel production in the state. It hasn't been updated in decades.

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Federal Infrastructure Dollars to Upgrade Fragile Indian Country Power Grid

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California still lacks reliable electricity. Modernizing the grid could also lead to better-paying jobs.

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Duel in the Desert: Fossil Fuel Giants and Environmentalists Face Off Over Energy Transition at COP28

Amid revelations over host country UAE using climate conference to strike oil and gas deals, the lack of financing for clean energy looms over the globe.

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Why 16 Million Households in Northern and Central California Are About to Pay More for Electricity

With no cap on price increases for California’s utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric will hike rates 13%, which it says is needed for upgrades.

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