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Power grids dallas7/22/2023 A possible factor in its demise: The state isn’t on track to reach the current target. The state Assembly shot down a proposal that would have called for California to slash its greenhouse gas emissions to 55% of 1990 levels by 2030, instead of the current 40% goal.Legislators also greenlighted all but one bill in the governor’s legislative package to significantly accelerate the state’s response to climate change. That was the backdrop for the final hours of the legislative session on Wednesday and into early today, when state lawmakers - after contentious, lengthy debates that at one point involved a discussion about the morality of electrons - approved Newsom’s proposal to extend the lifespan of Diablo Canyon, California’s last nuclear power plant, and to give PG&E a $1.4 billion loan to continue operating it. And wildfires that prompted mandatory evacuations in Southern California, shut down stretches of I-5 and caused heat-related injuries in at least eight firefighters. Gavin Newsom proclaiming a state of emergency to take last-ditch measures to keep people’s lights and air conditioners on and stave off potential rolling blackouts. At least two days of statewide Flex Alerts asking Californians to voluntarily conserve energy amid an extreme heat wave that could last more than a week, pushing temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal and endangering vulnerable communities.
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