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California’s Failed Climate Change Policy
Real Clear Energy | Daniel Kolkey
Maybe it’s time to address the consequences of climate change, rather than merely hoping to stop climate change. After all, there is no guarantee that California’s climate change policy will have any effect on arresting climate change, given that California accounts for less than 1 percent of global emissions. But it is virtually guaranteed that our health, homes, and lives will suffer from continued wildfires if the State fails to address the effects of climate change.
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Join us on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 11 AM for a conversation with veteran journalist Steven Greenhut on all things water conservation, storage, and infrastructure, as well as talk about his new PRI book, Winning the Water Wars.
Greenhut’s new book explores water infrastructure solutions beyond storage and dams and examines the importance of water pricing and trading, regulatory reforms, desalination, wastewater treatment, and more. Click here to register.
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This Week on PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Norman Gonzales and Carlos Yniguez – How This Year’s State Budget Hurts Thousands of Charter School Students
October 12, 2020
Norman Gonzales and Carlos Yniguez from John Adams Academy join PRI’s Lance Izumi to discuss a change in this year’s budget that takes away funding for thousands of kids attending charter schools across the state, and how the school is fighting this loss of critical charter school funding in the courts.
Listen here. . .
Lance Izumi Quoted in Los Angeles Times on School Reopenings
Los Angeles Times | Howard Blume
October 16, 2020
“More and more research is showing that reopening schools will not overly endanger students and staff,” said Lance Izumi, senior director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute. Izumi cited research from Brown University suggesting that “schools are not super spreaders and school infection rates are low even in places with high community rates.”
Barrett hearing puts spotlight on ObamaCare — Trump health care achievements get scant attention
Fox News | Sally C. Pipes
October 14, 2020
One of the key issues being discussed at the Senate confirmation hearing on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare. The high court is set to hear oral arguments in the case on Nov. 10 — just one week after Election Day.
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