New Coverage Options for Farms and Agricultural Businesses Under State’s FAIR Plan

New Coverage Options for Farms and Agricultural Businesses Under State’s FAIR Plan

Sacramento, CA…Commissioner Lara approves new coverage options for farms and agricultural businesses under state’s FAIR Plan. Insurance coverage will be available starting February 1st for farmowners, wineries, and other outdoor businesses previously ineligible for coverage due to outdated laws. Acting to address the growing needs for a competitive insurance market for farmowners, wineries, ranchers, and […]

GDP Estimated to be 2.3% for 2021 & 6.9% in Fourth Quarter

GDP Estimated to be 2.3% for 2021 & 6.9% in Fourth Quarter

Washington, DC…Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 6.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.3 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based on source data that are incomplete […]

PG&E Offering to Remove Wood Debris from Trees Cut Down for Safety During 2021 Wildfires

PG&E Offering to Remove Wood Debris from Trees Cut Down for Safety During 2021 Wildfires

San Francisco, CA… In response to customer and community feedback, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is offering customers free removal of large-diameter wood from trees that were cut down for safety during the company’s 2021 wildfire response. As PG&E worked to quickly and safely restore power during the 2021 wildfire season, crews inspected and […]

Inflation Highest Since 1982, Consumer Prices Soar 7% Last Year!

Inflation Highest Since 1982, Consumer Prices Soar 7% Last Year!

Washington, DC…The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in December on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.8 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 7.0 percent before seasonal adjustment. Increases in the indexes for shelter […]

CPUC Proposal a Giveaway to Utilities at Expense of Consumers & Solar Industry Says Save California Solar Coalition

CPUC Proposal a Giveaway to Utilities at Expense of Consumers & Solar Industry Says Save California Solar Coalition

Sacramento, CA— The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a proposed decision on net metering, the policy that is responsible for the growth of solar in California by making the state’s most abundant source of renewable energy affordable for consumers of all types. The CPUC proposal would add a $57 per month solar penalty fee […]

Tesla on Net Metering and the CPUC Proposal to Strip Benefits & Impose Charges on Utility Customers with Solar Panels

Tesla on Net Metering and the CPUC Proposal to Strip Benefits & Impose Charges on Utility Customers with Solar Panels

Palo Alto, CA….Consistent with our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, Tesla supports net metering structures that allow customers to supply their own power using on-site renewable energy without penalty. We further support NEM reform that increases the climate and grid benefits of customer-sited clean generation through rate structures that encourage the […]

City of South Lake Tahoe Seeks Proposals from Qualified Companies to Retrofit Pedestrian Light Fixtures along Highway 50/Lake Tahoe Boulevard Corridor

City of South Lake Tahoe Seeks Proposals from Qualified Companies to Retrofit Pedestrian Light Fixtures along Highway 50/Lake Tahoe Boulevard Corridor

South Lake Tahoe, CA…The City of South Lake Tahoe is seeking proposals from qualified companies for the procurement and installation (conversion) of approximately one hundred and twenty-six (126) 2200k or 2700k LED assemblies to replace the current 175W metal halide bulbs in the pedestrian light fixtures along the Highway 50/Lake Tahoe Boulevard corridor. Along with […]

University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease

University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Perform Historic First Successful Transplant of Porcine Heart into Adult Human with End-Stage Heart Disease

Baltimore, MD…In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease received a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart and is still doing well three days later. It was the only currently available option for the patient. The historic surgery was conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) faculty at the University of […]

Unemployment Rate Dropped to 3.9% in December but Only 199,000 Jobs Added.

Unemployment Rate Dropped to 3.9% in December but Only 199,000 Jobs Added.

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 199,000 in December, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in manufacturing, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. This news release presents statistics from […]

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