California Lawmaker Warns Deficit Puts Future Climate Funding In Doubt

A leading California lawmaker is warning that billions of dollars for climate and clean energy programs Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and the legislature have proposed for the next several years in the fiscal year 2024-25 spending plan may not ultimately be available for allocation due to state budget deficits, adding to widespread apprehension among stakeholders. “So I just want to go on record as -- everybody should look at those commitments in the out years as very tenuous commitments, because...