California Rejects Bill Aiming To Chart Cautious Path For Hydrogen Uses

California lawmakers have rejected a bill directing agencies to assess the use of hydrogen in different applications to help chart a more cautious path forward on the subject, amid ongoing debate about the role low-carbon hydrogen should play in the state’s long-term climate change strategy. “SB 414 sought a common-sense way of figuring out how to best approach hydrogen energy, and I am disappointed by the decision to hold the bill,” Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) says in a Sept...