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""It is extended in a manner that will help ensure we actually meet our 2045 [greenhouse gas reduction] goals," said Katelyn Roedner Sutter, California state director for the Environmental Defense Fund. "It addresses affordability concerns and it maintains California as a climate leader." Environmental justice advocates said capping statewide emissions does little for residents living near refineries and other pollution hotspots."

"As climate change threatens water supplies, the Newsom administration's tunnel plan would send more Northern California water south and prop up the State Water Project. The planned tunnel under the Sacramento-San-Joaquin River Delta has the support of some local water agencies along with agricultural and business groups, but evidently not enough support among legislators currently. After the trailer bill failed to pass before midnight, the fate of the tunnel plan is now in the hands of the State Water Resources Control Board,"

California extended an emissions policy to help meet 2045 greenhouse gas reduction goals, address affordability, and maintain climate leadership. Environmental justice advocates said capping statewide emissions offers little relief for residents near refineries and pollution hotspots. The Newsom administration proposed a tunnel to send more Northern California water south and support the State Water Project, with some local agencies and business groups backing it but lacking legislative support. After a trailer bill failed, the project moved to the State Water Resources Control Board for a months-long hearing on viability and water rights; the board is also weighing Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan updates that could limit extraction and reduce tunnel feasibility. In Riverside County, organizers and the TODEC Legal Center provide resources, legal aid, housing help, and food to Latino and immigrant residents.

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