The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - First, it provides $12.5  million on a one-time basis for SLC to continue decommissioning activities at Rincon Island in Ventura County, which involves remediation of soil, groundwater, and interstitial water contamination associated with oil and gas production from offshore state leases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Similarly, within the coastal resilience section of the bond, Proposition  4 includes $75  million for CNRA and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to (1)  protect and restore island ecosystems, (2)  advance climate ‑ready fisheries management, and (3)  support the restoration and management of kelp ecosystems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - Specifically, it would first allocate funding to those projects on Delta islands or tracts deemed as “very high priority ” in risk assessments developed by the Delta Stewardship Council. (The  council used new levee geometry, hydraulic data, and projected impacts on vulnerable populations to develop these assessments.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB's Cap-and-Trade Program - Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB's Cap-and-Trade Program [Video]

Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB's Cap-and-Trade Program - Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB's Cap-and-Trade Program [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB 's Cap-and-Trade Program February 9, 2012 In this video, Mark Newton, Tiffany Roberts, and
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Cap-and-Trade Revenues: Strategies to Promote Legislative Priorities - Cap-and-Trade Revenues: Strategies to Promote Legislative Priorities [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Cap-and-Trade Revenues: Strategies to Promote Legislative Priorities January 27, 2016
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Residential Water Use Trends and Implications for Conservation Policy

Mar 8, 2017 - This web post discusses trends in residential water use and what these data imply for policymakers in the coming year. Average Residential Water Use in 2016: 85 Gallons Per Person Per Day. The reported data shows that on average Californians used 85 gallons of water per person per day in 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3611

How CalFire is Spending Recent Forest Health Funds

Nov 15, 2018 - Because it represents the state ’s most significant expenditure towards improving forest conditions, throughout the rest of this web post we provide additional detail on CalFire ’s Forest Health Program spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3902

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - This program provides financial and technical assistance to eligible tribal, local, and regional entities to support their efforts to mitigate the impacts of extreme heat and the urban heat island effect.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For instance, urban areas with a large percentage of impervious surfaces and relatively little shade—also known as urban heat islands—tend to be hotter than surrounding areas. As discussed in more detail below, adverse health effects of hotter temperatures will be particularly significant in some locations and for certain populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Lessons From Other States to Address California’s Redemption Center Closures

Apr 10, 2017 - Our May 2016 web post, Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures , identified market factors—specifically declining scrap values—and BCRP program payments that do not sufficiently cover recycler costs as the main causes of the closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3649