Posts by Katherine Falk
Big Oil at the Supreme Court
It’s been a full decade that many of us have followed the growing list of suits against the biggest oil companies— which started in California and have spread like, um, wildfire…
Read MoreAlmost at the deadline…
It’s Monday morning at the time of writing this, and Wednesday at midnight is Governor Newsom’s deadline for signing or vetoing all the bills still on his desk. Over the…
Read MoreIt’s all over but the signing…
The legislative session ended somewhat messily,* with MOST of Climate Action California’s surviving priority bills now on the Governor’s desk. So far Governor Newsom has not taken action on any of these…
Read MoreOur bills are doing well, and…
Senator Catherine Blakespear’s SB 1259 requires California’s remaining refineries to prepare and publish plans for eventual closure, including site clearing and soil remediation. The bill could come up for a floor vote…
Read MoreThe Big Push for California Climate Bills
On Friday, August 15, the Appropriations committees in both the state Senate and Assembly announced their long-awaited verdicts on bills introduced in 2025 and 2026 that made it this far. Here…
Read MoreNews from All Over
The California legislature is in recess, and Climate Action California volunteers are…not exactly resting! We’re turning to other projects and topics related to our mission, with a special focus on…
Read MoreCAC in Politico
Climate Action California’s CEO Janet Cox is quoted in the April 29 edition of the Politico California Climate Newsletter. ‘Environmental groups, however, see Becerra’s record as attorney general differently. Janet Cox,…
Read MoreCAC on The California Report
Climate Action California’s endorsement of Tom Steyer for Governor led off the April 30 episode of The California Report on KQED. Listen to the segment below.
Read MoreClimate Action California Endorses Tom Steyer for Governor
For Immediate release April 27, 2026 Contact: Janet Coxjanet@climateactionca.org415.902.1975 Climate Action California Backs Tom Steyer for Governor in Landslide Member Vote Steyer captures 72% of vote among 6,500+ supporters Climate…
Read MoreStop Oil Drilling Off California Coast!
We launched a petition to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), urging the agency to reject the Administration’s proposal to open currently protected coastlines to offshore drilling for oil and…
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