SACRAMENTO, California, July 29 -- The California Natural Resources Agency issued the following news: Following Governor Gavin Newsom's enactment of the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) have begun work to create a conservation plan for the iconic tree which will further enable the state's clean energy transition away from fossil fuels and support California's actions to build more new h  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 29 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law: * LD 46, An Act to Amend the Statutory Balance Limit on the Finance Authority of Maine's Loan Insurance Reserves * LD 62, An Act to Require Antipinch Sensors on School Bus Doors * LD 79, An Act to Ensure a High-quality Education for Students with Disabilities by Clarifying the Definition of "State Agency Client" and Who Provides Special Educat  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed bipartisan bills to help Michigan communities foster clean energy growth, create good-paying, high-skill clean energy jobs, and lower energy costs for Michiganders by removing the sunset on the Michigan Energy Assistance Program. "We are taking a step forward on our MI Healthy Climate Plan goals, lowering energy costs for Michiganders, and creating good-payin  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 29 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Today, Governor Chris Sununu signed the following 29 bills into law: * HB 139: Relative to hydrogen and establishing a hydrogen advisory committee * HB 249: Establishing regulatory standards for pet insurance industry and allowing restaurant owners to keep their dog on the premises * HB 268: Relative to the furnishing of special number plates to the liquor commi  more

ALBANY, New York, July 29 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated the completion of a $15.3 million project to convert a former hospital building into 44 affordable and supportive homes for New Yorkers aged 62 and older. Folwell Apartments is part of a larger redevelopment of the historic eight-acre Women and Children's Hospital located in Buffalo's Elmwood Village neighborhood. "Folwell Apartments will provid  more

ALBANY, New York, July 29 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the creation of a new Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group to ensure the safety and security of energy storage systems across the state, following fire incidents at facilities in Jefferson, Orange, and Suffolk Counties this summer. State agencies will begin immediate inspections of energy storage sites, and the Working Group will help prevent fi  more