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“By establishing a clear regulatory path to ensuring that all vehicles sold in the United States are zero-emission, we can finally clear the air and create high-road jobs. Moving quickly towards a zero-emission transportation future will protect the health of all communities,” wrote the governors in a joint letter. “With bold federal leadership, American workers will lead the way in designing, building and driving clean and affordable vehicles.”
A copy of the letter can be read below.
The letter – signed by Gov. Newsom and the governors of Connecticut, Hawaiʻi, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington – calls on the Administration to bolster the clean vehicle transition’s growing momentum nationwide by setting standards to require all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold to be zero-emission by 2035 and all new medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles sold to be zero-emission by 2045.
Recognizing that a growing number of automakers are pledging to produce exclusively zero-emission vehicles, the governors underscored the importance of strong federal support to capitalize on the opportunity for the nation to lead in the global ZEV marketplace while creating good jobs for American workers. ZEVs are California’s top export and the industry has created 70,000 jobs in the state.
The governors highlighted how American Jobs Plan investments could be used to support the growing market through scaling up the development of ZEV charging and fueling infrastructure, enhancing the investments already made by states. They also requested expanded tax credits to support the manufacturing of zero-emissions trucks, buses and charging stations and funding to promote equitable access to ZEVs and transportation electrification at the local level.
The letter outlines the states’ ambitious ZEV commitments and progress toward transportation electrification, including California’s order requiring all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035. The governors called on the Biden Administration to quickly restore scientifically-based vehicle emission standards challenged by the prior administration and reaffirm that states can opt to follow California’s standards.
As part of U.S. Climate Action Week, Gov. Newsom – co-chair of the U.S. Climate Alliance – will deliver remarks on Wednesday in a virtual event with National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy and other leaders highlighting the importance of state-federal collaboration to advance a sustainable and equitable green economy.
4.21.21 Multi State Governors ZEV Letter by LakeCoNews on Scribd
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Lt. Corey Paulich said that at 7 p.m. Lake County Sheriff’s Central Dispatch received a call from a male subject living in the 3400 block of Boggs Ave. who said he had killed his wife and was going to take his own life.
Paulich said sheriff’s deputies responded to the residence and found a male and female who were both suffering from gunshot wounds.
The female was determined to be deceased and the male was transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital where he was airlifted to an out-of-area hospital for treatment, Paulich said.
Paulich said detectives with the sheriff’s Major Crimes unit were requested and responded to take over the investigation.
“At this time the incident appears to be as reported and there are no outstanding suspects,” Paulich said in a Tuesday night report.
The names of the man and woman have so far not been released.
Paulich said more information will be released when it is available.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities are still investigating the cause of a Sunday afternoon fire in Clearlake Oaks that destroyed two homes.
Northshore Fire Battalion Chief Doyle Head said the fire, located in the 12400 block of Cerrito Drive, was dispatched at 3:15 p.m. Sunday.
When firefighters arrived, the first house, where the fire started, was fully involved, and a second home also was on fire, Head said.
“We also had some spread to the vegetation as well,” he said.
Head said about a dozen units from Northshore Fire, Cal Fire, Lake County Fire and Kelseyville Fire responded to the scene. The Clearlake Oaks County Water District also came to assist.
Cal Fire brought a hand crew and an engine to work on the fire in the vegetation, he said.
The fire was contained in about two hours but it took hours longer for mop up. Head said he was on the scene until 9 p.m. Sunday.
Both homes were destroyed, Head said.
He said the first home was unoccupied when the fire started. The second house’s residents were at home but got out safely with no injuries.
Head said the fire’s cause remains under investigation. Fire personnel were at the scene continuing their work to investigate the cause on Monday.
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PHC, which administers Medi-Cal benefits for more than 590,000 members in 14 Northern California counties, will then disburse the funds to 30 grantee organizations within its provider network.
“We are proud and delighted that our providers have undertaken a broad array of innovative projects to improve care to our members,” CEO Elizabeth Gibboney said. “Especially during this time, when behavioral health needs have intensified, we welcome the ability to improve and extend the quality and quantity of our behavioral health services.”
Of the organizations to receive funds, Adventist Health Clear Lake will receive the largest amount, $11 million.
“We are very excited about this grant award,” Adventist spokesperson Laurie Allen told Lake County News.
Allen said the funding will be used to reduce disparities and increase access to behavioral health care for rural pediatric, adolescent and adult Medi-Cal patients in Lake, Mendocino and Napa counties by increasing mental health screenings, providing care navigation services, improving appointment times and availability, and expanding whole-person behavioral health services.
Sutter Health in Lake County will receive $418,552.
Bright Heart Health, which serves all 14 of PHC’s member counties, will receive $1,058,928.
The Behavioral Health Integration grants are funded with revenues from Proposition 56, a 2016 measure to support Medi-Cal through tobacco taxes.
The state Department of Health Care Services, or DHCS, announced the program in late 2019 as a way to incentivize improvement of physical and behavioral health outcomes, care delivery efficiency and patient experience.
PHC encouraged all eligible providers to apply, and 41 organizations – including clinics, hospitals, substance use providers, telehealth, counties, and mental health providers – submitted applications.
DHCS selected 30 organizations from that group and determined the funding amounts. The Behavioral Health Integration projects were scheduled to begin in April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DHCS delayed the start until January 2021.
The funded projects address the following categories: basic behavioral health integration; maternal access to mental health and substance use treatment; medication management for co-occurring chronic medical and behavioral diagnoses; diabetes screening and treatment for those with serious mental illness; improving follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness; and improving followup after emergency visits for behavioral health diagnoses.
Additionally, several providers will be part of a reallocation of funds available as a result of one grantee not accepting its award due to COVID-related priorities.