Climate change

To ensure continued economic growth, the state has seen a need to diversify into alternative water sources to meet projected needs as well as respond to drought and protect the environment.

Alan Rubin, principal, Blank Rome Government Relations

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Miami-Dade are working on plans to protect against rising seas and violent storms, but will it be enough?

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Biden outlined separate plans Monday to increase spending to prepare for natural disasters.

The bulk of $743 billion in improvements needed to alleviate climate risk and aging infrastructure would be borne by the utilities, a rating agency says.

The administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have separate efforts that would result in increased climate risk disclosure.

Officials call it the first for any state revolving fund program in the country.

Transportation infrastructure, sustainability and affordable housing are in play in three different bond deals.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes securitizing future car registration fees to back bonds that speed construction of the electric vehicle charging stations.

The change represents a doubling of related investments, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer announced.

The City Council rebooted the bidding process after 101-year incumbent SDG&E was the lone bidder in last year's process.

While acknowledging the critical assistance in the federal relief bill, yet in anticipation of the uncertainty ahead, further Congressional action is essential to provide state and local governments with additional tools to manage debt programs to meet the needs of their constituents.

The governor has formed an Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy, while committing $100 million for clean-energy initiatives that include vehicle electrification.

Climate change should be the focus for investors and issuers in 2021 as the need for addressing the problems it causes is more pressing than ever. Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative, lays out the case. Lynne Funk hosts. (35 minutes).

The $1,000 denomination Liberty Bond deal aimed to lure socially conscious, retail investors to broaden its investor base.

The Center for an Urban Future presents project ideas for coastal resilience and renewable energy.

It is unclear how or if the merger will affect IHS Markit's current work in the municipal space, but the firm had already been expanding its reach on a global scale.

As wildfires become more frequent and intense the reliability of state governments and FEMA to support affected local governments may change.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order directs regulators to put rules in place to end the sale of gas- and diesel-powered passenger vehicles in 2035.

Many issuers in California specifically do not mention climate change in their official statements.