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Environmental & Energy

Jun. 30, 2022

California power plant deal: Fast-tracking and fossil fuel backups

The expansive energy bill that so angered clean-energy advocates and city and county officials — negotiated last week behind closed-doors — was softened somewhat over the weekend, restoring oversight of new energy projects to some critical state agencies.

But those hard-won concessions were nearly negated late Sunday night as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration added an entirely new and unexpected section. It reopened the heated debate over...

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