The California Public Utilities Commission voted to expand a natural gas storage facility that Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to shut down over environmental concerns.
California Public Utilities Commission President Alice Reynolds speaks prior to the vote on the Aliso Canyon proposal Thursday.
"I want to note that this decision is being considered while we, together with other state agencies, are working with urgency on the challenge of reducing reliance on natural gas throughout the state," CPUC President Alice Reynolds said before the vote."We do have some policy level levers that we're using on our work to transition away from natural gas.
"Climate change is bringing many unpredictable and extreme weather events. This decision will help us be more resilient to those impacts," Reynolds added."But we are working in the transition, and we have to take into account the real-world conditions we're facing and the real-world impacts of our actions. We currently have few alternatives, especially for low-income and vulnerable communities.
Weeks earlier, on Aug. 10, CPUC adopted a $71 million settlement between SoCalGas, the CPUC’s Safety and Enforcement Division and the Public Advocates Office related to a 2015 methane leak at the Aliso Canyon site. for the facility to be shuttered and for the state to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. On Aug. 17, a coalition of more than 50 organizations sent a letter to Newsom, demanding his administration reject the Aliso Canyon expansion.
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