[Source: California Air Resources Board] The Phillips 66 Company has agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties for violations of California’s reformulated gasoline regulations. Phillips “sold, offered for sale, supplied, offered for supply, or transported for eight days” gasoline in violation of state regulations. Phillips 66 is an American multinational energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Read More…
Category: California News
PFAS water regulations in California closer to becoming reality
[Source: National Law Review] On September 28, 2021, the state of California (through the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment) held a virtual workshop for proposed Public Health Goals (PHGs) for two types of PFAS – PFOA and PFOS. The release of proposed PHGs is extremely significant for any company situated in California, as PHGs Read More…
Anti-plastic waste initiative approved for California ballot
[Source: Associated Press] A California initiative that would require state regulators to reduce plastic waste has qualified for the November 2022 ballot, officials said Monday. Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office said the initiative exceeded the required 623,212 valid petition signatures needed for the measure to go before voters next year. If passed, the law Read More…
California becomes more expensive for employers: meal and rest break premiums now track overtime
[Source: The National Law Review] Issuing the California Supreme Court’s decision in a much-anticipated case, Justice Liu on behalf of a unanimous court explained in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC. (S259172.PDF (ca.gov) that “[t]he calculation of premium pay for a non-compliant meal, rest, or recovery period, like the calculation of overtime pay, must account Read More…
California DTSC finalizes priority product listing of carpets and rugs containing PFAS triggering reporting requirements
[Source: The National Law Review] On July 1, 2021, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) adopted (Effective July 1, 2021: Carpets and Rugs with Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) | Department of Toxic Substances Control) a new “Priority Product” under the state’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Program: carpets and rugs containing perfluoroalkyl or Read More…
Now is your chance to weigh in on how California will achieve carbon neutrality
[Source: Cal Chamber/Leah Silverthorn] Earlier this month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) kicked off its every-five-years Scoping Plan process with a series of virtual workshops (Scoping Plan Meetings & Workshops | California Air Resources Board). CARB spent several days presenting these workshops on several topics, including separate workshops on natural and working lands, environmental Read More…
California truck rules facing a test — in New Jersey
[Source: POLITICO] The first big test of California’s plan to reshape the U.S. truck market is underway on the other side of the country, with New Jersey officials pushing tough new mandates to cut emissions by getting big rigs to ditch diesel engines. The state is trying to replicate new California rules that require automakers Read More…
The energy transition: ‘The days when people couldn’t pay attention to their electricity supply are over
[Source: San Diego Union Tribune] California is going through a dramatic energy transition. The state has set a goal to derive 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2045 and last week Gov. Gavin Newsom directed state agencies to look at moving the target up to 2035 (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/07/09/governor-newsom-holds-virtual-discussion-with-leading-climate-scientists-on-states-progress-toward-carbon-neutrality/). That means finding a way Read More…
Blackouts loom in California as electricity prices are ‘absolutely exploding’
[Source: Real Clear Energy / Robert Bryce] Two inexorable energy trends are underway in California: soaring electricity prices and ever-worsening reliability – and both trends bode ill (California’s Energy Policies Hurt Minority Citizens the Most | RealClearEnergy) for the state’s low- and middle-income consumers. Last week, the state’s grid operator, the California Independent System Operator, Read More…