- Extreme drought could cost California half its hydroelectric power this summer. The state’s snowpack was 40 percent lower than the normal levels over the past 30 years. Hydropower typically makes up about 15 percent of California’s electricity generation during “normal water conditions.” https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/1/23149952/drought-california-hydroelectricity-energy-costs-emissions 100 comments energy
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- Southern California water restrictions take effect Wednesday, amid severe drought - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/01/drought-california-water-restriction/ 10 comments
- FACT SHEET: President Biden Sets 2030 Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Target Aimed at Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs and Securing U.S. Leadership on Clean Energy Technologies | The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/22/fact-sheet-president-biden-sets-2030-greenhouse-gas-pollution-reduction-target-aimed-at-creating-good-paying-union-jobs-and-securing-u-s-leadership-on-clean-energy-technologies/ 9 comments
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