Hydraulic Fracturing: How It Works and Recent State Oversight Actions

Dec 1, 2016 - Matrix Acidizing. Matrix acidizing does not fracture the rock, instead, acid pumped into a well at relatively low pressure dissolves the rock and makes it more permeable. Acid Fracturing. Unlike hydraulic fracturing, which uses mainly water and chemical additives, acid fracturing is the high-pressure injection of mainly acidic fluid into a well to fracture the rock and etch the walls of the fractures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3513

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - Consider Importance of Funding Additional Water Resilience Activities This Year, Given Large Recent Investments. While improving longer ‑term statewide drought resilience has merit, we recommend the Legislature weigh this goal against its other 2022 ‑23 budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

Framework For Cap-And-Trade Investment Plan Needs Further Development

Sep 22, 2015 - For example, the framework could guide how to compare different investment options that are estimated to yield different GHG emission reduction totals and different types of co-benefits, such as improved air quality or improved natural habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3298

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals

Feb 13, 2020 - There might be opportunities to target portions of that funding explicitly to help improve the effectiveness of bond ‑funded projects. For example, the Legislature could direct funding to develop tools to evaluate the projected return ‑on ‑investment of specific projects which could then be used to help prioritize uses of bond funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4155

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Typically, electricity use is highest in the evenings when household members return home from work and use electric appliances, particularly during summer months when many households seek to keep their homes cool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

Improving California's Forest and Watershed Management

Apr 4, 2018 - Yet the state lacks a comprehensive, strategic approach for making meaningful improvements in statewide forest conditions. Although the state has appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars to improve forest health in recent years, these investments have not been guided by an overarching, coordinated strategic plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3798

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - The proposal may offer benefits —namely, potentially expediting (and thereby also reducing costs for) this large infrastructure project intended to improve the reliability of the water supply delivered to Southern California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - CELL  would administer the grant program, with oversight from a 12 ‑member grant selection committee, with 10  members appointed by the Governor, 1 member by the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and 1 member by the Speaker of the Assembly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - The two proposals  include: Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan (CERIP) Fund Shift ($32   Million Shift From GGRF to Proposition   4). The Governor proposes shifting $32  million of planned spending to implement CERIP from GGRF to Proposition  4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Such certainty would help businesses make long ‑term investment decisions and facilitate the state ’s plans for how it can pursue its GHG goals and support high ‑priority  programs. Historically, Legislature Has Delegated Many Decisions on Cap ‑and ‑Trade to CARB.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042