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VX Excerpt: The Future of Clean Hydrogen in Los Angeles
Maressa Brennan provides independent oversight over rate making and investment decisions for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP). Brennan’s article in the Ratepayer Advocate’s Office Blog discusses the clean energy future of Los Angeles in the wake of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cancelling up to $1.2 billion in federal funding for California’s clean hydrogen hub.
Scientists Rebuke U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Climate Report as Flawed and Misleading
Following the release of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report that downplayed the risks of climate change, over 85 scientists quickly issued a 439-page rebuttal. The scientists' report and a separate fact-check by Carbon Brief both found the DOE report to be misleading and fundamentally incorrect, particularly its claims about drought and wildfires, which directly conflict with scientific evidence and real-world impacts in places like California.
