California approves a wave of aggressive new climate measures
California, with an economy that ranks as the world’s fifth-largest, embarked this week on its most aggressive effort yet to confront climate change, after lawmakers passed a flurry of bills designed to cut emissions and speed away from fossil fuels. Legislators approved a record $54 billion in climate spending and passed sweeping new restrictions on oil and gas drilling as well as a mandate that California stop adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by 2045. … [A]s record-breaking heat, drought and wildfires have battered the state, [Gov. Gavin] Newsom has faced increasing pressure to do more.
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