More than three dozen environmental groups sent a joint letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday urging him to be bolder on environmental issues during his second year in office and declare a sweeping climate emergency. The letter demanded, among other things, that he issue an immediate moratorium on new fossil fuel permits, ban fracking and produce a plan for a public utility company as part of that emergency declaration.
By Lydia O’Connor. Huffpost. January 7, 2020.