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Vanessa Delgado: SCAQMD Chair & Mission-Driven Developer
SCAQMD Board Chair and President of Azure Development, Vanessa Delgado, reflects on how her work in real estate and public policy is rooted in personal experience and driven by community impact.
WSPA’s Catherine Reheis-Boyd— A VX News Exit Interview
Cathy Reheis-Boyd, who is rewiring this year from WSPA after 35 years, reflects in this exit interview on the necessity for collaborative, science-driven policymaking, shares excitement for innovation and evolution within the industry, and elaborates on her strategy for navigating the partisan policy arena of today.
White House Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy from State Overreach
On April 8, the White House issued an executive order directing the U.S. attorney general by June 7 to identify and take action against state and local laws “burdening” domestic energy development, especially laws addressing climate change, ESG, and environmental justice
Newsom Admin Responds to US Senate Vote to Overturn California's Clean Car & Truck Rules
VX News excerpts the response from CARB Chair Liane Randolph, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta, and CA Governor Gavin Newsom who vow litigation to uphold the state's nation-leading clean air rules and underscore the economic advantages of advancing zero-emissions vehicles as global markets press forward on decarbonizing transportation.
Gene Seroka Opines on Tariffs, Trade Disruption, & POLA’s Zero-Emissions Future
VX News checked in with Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, to illuminate how tariff uncertainty is reshaping global trade flows—and the cascading effects these disruptions are having on American workers, consumers, and supply chains.
CA Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis on the ‘Secret Sauce’ of California’s Global Economy
With California’s economy rising to rank 4th largest globally, CA Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis joined LAEDC’s 10th annual Select LA Summit on May 8 to reflect on the factors driving the state’s position as a global economic engine.
Economic Impact of the Port of Long Beach & Effects of Tariff Uncertainties
VX News excerpts a May 12 press conference on the Port of Long Beach’s far-reaching economic benefits as well as the drastic and immediate impacts uncertain US tariff policies are having on port operations and the logistics industry and anticipated supply chain disruptions absent stable, certain and long-term US trade strategy.
Jigar Shah & CEC’s Robert Chun on Battery Storage Deployment in California
VX News shares framing remarks from Jigar Shah, co-host of the Open Circuit podcast and former director of the USDOE Loan Programs Office, and Robert Chun, Chief of Staff to California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild, who elaborate on the necessity and advantages of battery storage for meeting the state’s energy and affordability needs as well as actions taken by the state and the CEC to ensure safe deployment of grid-scale battery technology.
EPRI Current Excerpt—Battery Energy Storage Systems: Lessons in Safety, Risk, and Deployment
With the causes and impacts of the Eaton & Palisades Wildfires in Los Angeles and Moss Landing fire bringing into sharp focus both the resilience opportunities that Distributed Energy Resources affords as well as safety concerns surrounding battery deployment in communities, VX News shares this excerpt from a recent episode of the EPRI Current podcast elaborating on the evolving safety protocols, research and resources—including EPRI’s Battery Electric Storage System Failure Incident Database and Analysis on Failure Root Cause—informing operational best practices for deployment of battery and energy storage technologies.
