Friday’s Headlines

Demand an end to fossil fuels; CA will fund fossil-fuel hydrogen out of climate funds; Lots of bills; More

By Melanie Curry

8:51 AM PDT on September 15, 2023

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Demand an end to fossil fuels (LA Times)
CA legislators agree to fund unpopular fossil-fuel hydrogen out of climate funds (CalMatters)
Governor Newsom has a lot of bills on his desk (CalMatters)
Make EVs more accessible by sharing them (Grist)
Environmental groups say PG&E isn't doing enough safety testing at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant (Spectrum)
Rents are dropping? (Daily Bulletin)

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Melanie Curry

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Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, ever since commuting to school by bike long before bike lanes were a thing. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, editor of Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center, and earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.

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