Despite climate goals, California will let three gas plants keep running

August 16, 2023

Sometimes, breaking news is spectacularly unsurprising — but still hugely consequential.

That was the case Tuesday, when California officials finalized a decision they’d been telegraphing for months, voting to extend the life of three gas-fired power plants along the state’s southern coast through 2026, instead of closing them later this year.

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