US EditionCalifornia expands its electric school bus fleet as federal freeze paused efforts elsewhere
- California is spending $500 million to add 1,000 electric school buses as federal cuts paused efforts in other states.
- Governor Gavin Newsom's office announced that the buses will support over 130 rural, low-income, and disadvantaged school districts.
- California has invested over $1.3 billion and funded more than 2,300 electric school buses, holding the largest fleet in the country.
- California aims for carbon neutrality by 2045, requiring nearly all new public school buses to have zero emissions by 2035.
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New energy efficiency push by California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco
Officials with the CPUC say that the new rule making follows a previous proceeding that concluded in January 2025. That effort established energy efficiency portfolios for 2024–2027, totaling $4.3 billion, with an additional $4.6 billion forecasted for 2028–2031.
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New California school data project fulfills campaign promise Newsom made
Gavin Newsom can — and should — be faulted for making campaign promises six years ago that he must have known were impossible to achieve, such as his vows to create single-payer health care and build 3.5 million new housing units. When reminded of them after becoming governor, he dismissed them as “aspirational,” a caveat he neglected to attach to his original pledges. Nevertheless, credit is due when one of his promises becomes reality, as it d…
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