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Natural Resources Sec. Crowfoot Shares Insights with Council’s Water & Climate Resilience Committee image

Natural Resources Sec. Crowfoot Shares Insights with Council’s Water & Climate Resilience Committee
Sep 30 2026
The Bay Area Council on Monday (Sept. 28) welcomed California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot for a conversation with our Water &a...
Diablo Canyon Power Plant Gets Clean Bill of Health as Council Advocates for Extension image

Diablo Canyon Power Plant Gets Clean Bill of Health as Council Advocates for Extension
Sep 30 2026
Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which supplies 9% of California’s electricity or enough to power about 3.5 million homes, recently got a clean bil...
With Super El Nino Lurking, Newsom Signs Council Bill Accelerating Shoreline Resilience Projects image

With Super El Nino Lurking, Newsom Signs Council Bill Accelerating Shoreline Resilience Projects
Sep 30 2026
With a Super El Nino lurking and rising sea levels threatening homes, businesses and critical infrastructure along California’s coastline, the Ba...
California’s Energy Priorities: A Conversation with CEC Chair David Hochschild image

California’s Energy Priorities: A Conversation with CEC Chair David Hochschild
Aug 19 2026
The Bay Area Council’s Climate and Energy Committee this week (Aug. 18) welcomed California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild for a wide-r...
Diablo Canyon 2045: The Window for Action this Year Is Closing image

Diablo Canyon 2045: The Window for Action this Year Is Closing
Aug 19 2026
California energy ratepayers will shoulder up to $1.7 billion in unnecessary energy costs unless lawmakers take action this session to extend Diabl...
Strong Bipartisan Support for Wildfire Resilience Investments, New Poll Finds image

Strong Bipartisan Support for Wildfire Resilience Investments, New Poll Finds
Dec 17 2025
Sixty percent of California voters support dedicating up to 2 percent of the state budget—over $6 billion—to reducing wildfire risk, according ...
California Can Grow Advanced Manufacturing and Achieve Climate Goals image

California Can Grow Advanced Manufacturing and Achieve Climate Goals
Dec 10 2025
The Bay Area Council’s Climate Mitigation Task Force, behind the leadership of Co-Chairs Nathan Fleischer from Apple and Regina Donaldson from Ba...
Growing California’s Technology Dominance While Balancing Energy and Climate Objectives image

Growing California’s Technology Dominance While Balancing Energy and Climate Objectives
Dec 3 2025
When it comes to growing California’s leadership and competitiveness in AI, data centers and advanced manufacturing, how these industries and tec...
Council’s Work Set Stage for New Climate Partnership Gov. Newsom Signed with Nigeria at COP30 in Belém image

Council’s Work Set Stage for New Climate Partnership Gov. Newsom Signed with Nigeria at COP30 in Belém
Nov 19 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom announced a major step forward in California’s global climate and economic engagement, signing a new Memorandum o...
California Moves Forward on Western Energy Market image

California Moves Forward on Western Energy Market
Oct 8 2025
California just took a major step toward a more resilient and affordable clean energy future. Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB 825, authore...
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