California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a $15 billion funding package to tackle wildfire and drought challenges, build climate resilience in communities, promote sustainable agriculture and advance a climate agenda, in the largest climate package in the state’s history.
Gov. Newsom signed a total of 24 bills focused on climate and clean energy efforts, drought, and wildfire preparedness.
“California is doubling down on our nation-leading policies to confront the climate crisis head-on while protecting the hardest-hit communities,” said Gov. Newsom Sept. 23. “We’re deploying a comprehensive approach to meet the sobering challenges of the extreme weather patterns that imperil our way of life and the Golden State as we know it, including the largest investment in state history to bolster wildfire resilience, funding to tackle the drought emergency while building long-term water resilience, and strategic investments across the spectrum to protect communities from
