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Noah Baustin

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Aug 21, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Noah Baustin, Jeremy B. White, Camille von Kaenel

    Gavin Newsom picks the West’s most complicated fight (opens the original)

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    SACRAMENTO, California — With just months left in office, Gavin Newsom is reopening one of California’s most bitter political fights. At the center of it is a question the state has struggled with for years: When a power company sparks a catastrophic wildfire, who ultimately shoulders the cost? Newsom took office in the aftermath of the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, which sent Pacific Gas and Electric into bankruptcy and threatened to destabilize the state’s electricity system. Now, as he prepares to l

  2. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Noah Baustin

    Term sheet details Gavin Newsom’s wildfire liability proposal (opens the original)

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    SACRAMENTO, California — The wildfire liability proposal that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office shared with the California Legislature earlier this month shows his desire to overhaul a slew of systems to tackle the massive risks that climate change is imposing upon the state. What happened: POLITICO obtained a copy of the term sheet that Newsom’s administration brought to the Legislature in early August to kick off negotiations over a major end-of-session wildfire liability package. The docu

  3. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Noah Baustin

    Newsom admin details wildfire liability proposal in letter to LA supervisor (opens the original)

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    SACRAMENTO, California — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Friday released the most detailed explanation to date of a much-touted wildfire liability proposal. What happened: On Friday, Cynthia Stein, Newsom’s senior counselor for Los Angeles recovery, sent a letter to Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger detailing the governor’s proposal. The letter, which was shared exclusively with POLITICO, was in response to a missive Barger sent Wednesday sharing concerns from her constituent

  4. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Noah Baustin

    California regulators object to offshore fracking proposal (opens the original)

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    California officials on Thursday formally objected to an oil company’s proposal to complete the first fracking off the state’s coast in more than a decade. What happened: The California Coastal Commission unanimously voted to object to DCOR LLC’s proposal to conduct hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, on 16 of its wells off the coast of Ventura County. The commissioners cited concerns that the fracking project could put marine life and commercial fishing operations at risk. “Continuing

  5. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Noah Baustin

    California green-lights oil company acquisition of struggling pipeline system (opens the original)

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    California’s top oil producer has the green light to acquire a key California oil pipeline system that has been teetering on the brink of financial collapse. What happened: The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday voted to approve the California Resources Corporation’s purchase of the San Pablo Bay Pipeline and Crimson California Pipeline companies from CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust. The system, totaling about 2,000 miles of pipeline, includes arteries that connect the Kern County

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