The current effort by the California Resources Agency is the latest attempt to develop a permanent solution to continued degradation of the environmental values of the Sea.
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Veterans exemplify the best values of our country and have earned our respect and thanks. California is home to nearly two million veterans, more than any other state in the country.
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Agriculture is a critical part of our California economy. This $43 billion industry employs over 400,000 people and generates approximately $100 billion in related economic activity.
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(SACRAMENTO, CA) – This evening, both the Senate and Assembly budget committees reached an agreement on the inclusion of Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D-Coachella) $30 million budget request to support the residents of Oasis Mobilehome Park and help resolve this urgent public health and housing crisis in the Eastern Coachella Valley.
The Salton Sea has the potential to meet 40% of global lithium demand, said Garcia, who authored AB 1657, the bill that established the Lithium Valley Commission within the California Energy Commission to explore strategies to develop the industry.
Lithium is a key component of the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles — “the oil of the clean energy future,” as California Energy Commission Chairman David Hochschild said during the hearing.
Assembly-member Eduardo Garcia held the first informational hearing on lithium opportunities at the Salton Sea. The Select Committee On California’s Lithium Economy was created just this year and today was an introduction on how our region could benefit from lithium recovery.
NBC Palm Springs has been following the latest developments at the Salton Sea and mineral extraction.
(Sacramento, CA) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom presented the full scope of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan to the Legislature. Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) commends the Governor on his reimagined 2021-22 California Budget May revision process, which has put forward a groundbreaking investment plan.
(Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, applauds Governor Gavin Newsom’s $5.1 billion water infrastructure, drought response,
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