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If passed, new legislation, AB 306, will prevent cities from adopting energy efficiency requirements until 2031.
California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday passed major changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in what ...
New homes built in California are more likely to have all-electric appliances starting in 2026 after energy regulators approved new state building standards Wednesday that encourage adoption of ...
California’s building standards regulate the construction of new buildings, ... prevent certain fuels from being used across all climate zones and functions as a de facto ban,” she said, ...
Wildfire Hazard Zones Expand Dramatically in California. 4/4/2025 ... With improved modeling and climate change fueling fire conditions, residents face new building standards and safety requirements.
Southern California’s five most populous counties saw the size of the very-high fire zone grow to more than 812,000 acres in the latest update, up from just over 644,000 in the previous maps ...