SACRAMENTO, California, June 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: The Sites Reservoir project cleared a major hurdle after Governor Gavin Newsom had streamlined the project late last year, overcoming a CEQA challenge and gaining full approval from the Yolo County Superior Court. Governor Newsom's infrastructure streamlining law requires that courts must decide CEQA challenges within 270 days to the extent feasible. Today's decision occurred within 148 days.  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 5 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Today, Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington) announced the members of two House study committees. These committees were created by legislation adopted during the 2024 session of the Georgia General Assembly. House Study Committee on Safety and Consumer Protection in the Tree Care Industry * Rep. Victor Anderson - Chair (R-Cornelia) * Rep. Marvin Lim (D-Norcross) * Rep. David Huddleston (R more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 4 -- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced the following dockets on June 3, 2024: * * * 24-BHST-794-WND Docket Type: WND - Wind Energy Docket Description: Boot Hill Solar LLC Application Date Filed: 06/03/2024 * * * 24-EPDE-795-TAR Docket Type: TAR - Tariff Docket Description: The Empire District Electric Company Application Date Filed: 06/03/2024 * * * 24-TRAM-791-UCR Docket Type: UCR - UCR Penalty Orders Docket Description: In the Matter of the Investig more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 5 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that seven organizations will receive a combined $3.9 million in grants through the Advancing Digital Opportunities to Promote Technology (ADOPT) program. ADOPT supports the Kelly administration's work to connect more Kansans to high-speed internet by making public Wi-Fi accessible and distributing devices in underserved areas. "Kansans rely on technolog more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 5 (TNSres) -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today signed an executive order to advance Maryland's Climate Pollution Reduction Plan. The order--one of the most comprehensive on climate change issued by a Maryland governor--directs a whole-of-government approach to address climate change, including requiring agencies to submit a Climate Implementation Plan by Nov. 1, action to propose new emissions stand more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 5 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the finalization of new contracts for Empire Wind 1, a planned 810-megawatt project (developed by Equinor), and Sunrise Wind, a planned 924-megawatt project (developed by 0rsted and Eversource) as the result of New York's fourth offshore wind solicitation. The two offshore wind projects, totaling over 1,700 megawatts, will produce enough clean energ more PR