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A new report from UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment, and two nonprofits — the Institute for Local Government and Next 10 — found that many California municipalities, especially smaller ones, need to staff up and develop detailed climate action plans if they wan

California’s local governments are thinking about staffing up for climate change-related challenges and how that will help them cope.

Even local governments with detailed blueprints for slashing greenhouse emissions often lack the dedicated resources needed to realize ambitious climate pledges

Millions in climate funding could flow to California cities and counties over the next decade — but only if they can find the time and resources to apply for it.

Most climate action plans and related planning documents lack funding strategies for the often expensive-to-implement tactics within, a new report finds.

While California cities and counties now have an unprecedented chance to harness historic funding to combat climate change, many of them lack the workforce necessary to capitalize on this investment, a new report found.