Climate change

The $53 billion Army Corps of Engineers plan is the largest of hundreds of coastal protection projects launched since Superstorm Sandy swamped the area in 2012.

Several California cities have waged a multi-year climate change battle against oil companies

If the IRA's tax credits prove popular for building clean energy projects, they may be expanded into basic infrastructure financing, said University of Chicago professor Justin Marlowe.

The Federal Highway Administration mandates would "commandeer" state department of transportation authority, opponents say.

California is looking to pioneer the floating wind technology that's required in the deep waters where roughly two-thirds of the country's offshore wind potential exists.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier John Horgan signed a statement of cooperation.

The stopgap funding bill provides $4.5 billion of disaster recovery aid for New Mexico, Florida, Puerto Rico and more.

The electric vehicle charging program allocates the biggest chunk of federal funds to Texas, at $407 million. California is next in line, with $383 million. No other state receives more than $200 million.

The bills signed by the California governor include one allocating nearly $1.5 billion to University of California campuses for climate change research.

Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems is advancing the nation's first small modular reactor, a $6 billion project supporters say is the future of nuclear energy.