In this VX News interview, Stuart DeCew, Executive Director at Yale University’s Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY),
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Submitted on November 22, 2024 - 10am
With the outcome US federal government again set to cede its role in climate leadership, whither the market for clean energy and climate investments? VX News shares these pre-election remarks from Daniel Weiss, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Angeleno Group, delivered at the Angeleno Group 2024 CEO Summit & Investor Retreat assessing markets, technology, and climate trends and policy.
Submitted on November 22, 2024 - 9am
VX News excerpts this panel from CoMotion LA 2024 elaborating on the current market and cost drivers for clean hydrogen fuel and infrastructure and ARCHES' role in accelerating California's hydrogen ecosytem.
Submitted on October 31, 2024 - 3pm
This August marked the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the single largest legislative investment in climate and energy in American history. VX News excerpts this webinar from the Environmental Law Institute on the IRA’s impact on renewable energy project development.
Submitted on October 31, 2024 - 2pm
VX News shares this latest news from Metropolitan Water District and LA County Sanitation Districts on the status of Pure Water Southern California.
Submitted on October 31, 2024 - 2pm
Earlier this summer, Palmdale Water District broke ground on the Pure Water Antelope Valley (Pure Water AV) facility—a demonstration project to model capabilities for advanced water treatment and groundwater recharge.
Submitted on October 18, 2024 - 4pm
Nikolas Patsaouras’ new book The Making of Modern Los Angeles, which chronicles the transformation of Los Angeles over the last 50 years.
Submitted on October 18, 2024 - 3pm
In August, after years of citizen protestations, the Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled in favor of Culver City’s decision to restore a lane of traffic on each side of Washington Boulevard by modifying the new bus and bike lane additions originally included as part of the Move Culver City project.
Submitted on October 18, 2024 - 2pm
Janna Sidley elaborates on the Little Hoover Commission's study of how the state can create clearer pathways for P3s and reduce legal hurdles in project development
Submitted on October 7, 2024 - 1pm
VXNews excerpts LA84 Foundation President & CEO Renata Simril addressing a recent LAEDC Board of Governors’ meeting highlighting the Foundation’s origins and ongoing work as a grantmaking organization promoting play equity, its historic building and internationally acclaimed sport history library.
Submitted on October 7, 2024 - 1pm
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson shares Long Beach's exciting and ambitious Grow Long Beach economic agenda for transitioning the city from its dependence on oil revenue to generate diversified and sustainable industries.
Submitted on October 7, 2024 - 1pm
Leah Goold-Haws, CEO of the Long Beach Economic Partnership (LBEP), discusses the economic opportunities tied to Long Beach’s key assets, such as the Port of Long Beach, ongoing efforts to transition to clean energy, and the role of offshore wind projects.
Submitted on September 27, 2024 - 2pm
New LADWP Board President Richard Katz shares his insights on the priorities and future direction of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the challenges the department faces in ensuring infrastructure resilience, and his role in guiding the utility through an era of increasing environmental and technological pressures.
Submitted on September 24, 2024 - 4pm
With recent research estimating over half of the world’s population lacks access to safe, clean drinking water, VX News interviewed Robert Hertzberg, who, as chair of the advisory board for SOURCE Global, shares insights on how the technology that uses solar power to extract water from the air is addressing the global water crisis with innovative, scalable solutions that can provide clean drinking water to communities around the world.
Submitted on September 24, 2024 - 3pm
The Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act provided $5 billion for the US EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to fund the development and implementation of ambitious plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
Submitted on September 24, 2024 - 2pm
With California alone requiring roughly 150,000 new megawatts to meet the state’s clean energy goals and keep the the lights on, how the energy sector can harness this increasing demand to accelerate deployment of emerging technologies is the focus the latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Topic Brief from the US Department of Energy.
Submitted on September 12, 2024 - 3pm
Yusef Robb from tk/Communications discusses two heavy rail alternatives for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project and the potential to transform regional mobility by connecting the San Fernando Valley to the Westside and beyond through a network of integrated transit options.
Submitted on September 12, 2024 - 2pm
Ara Najarian, recently elected as President of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (BGPAA), updates readers on the status of the Hollywood Burbank Airport’s long-awaited, replacement passenger terminal project.
Submitted on September 12, 2024 - 2pm
Christine Harada discusses the administration's investment in grid resilience and innovation, the impact of the CHIPS and Science Act on advancing semiconductor technologies, and the importance of modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Submitted on August 15, 2024 - 1pm
House Republicans' resistance to green spending is waning as they face the economic impact of green investments in their districts. Speaker Mike Johnson received a letter from 18 GOP members urging him to preserve clean technology subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act, despite many having opposed it. Their concern is that dismantling these subsidies could lead to lost jobs and unfinished projects in their areas. With a significant share of the IRA’s $200 billion investment and job growth slated for Republican districts, these members are balancing ideological stances with economic realities, especially in competitive or moderate districts.