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New California water chief to oversee dam, tunnels projects

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Gov. Jerry Brown, center, flanked by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, speaks of the passage of a pair of climate change measures, Monday, July 17, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Brown, lawmakers celebrate bipartisan cap-and-trade victory

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

Catherine Garoupa joins others critical of Gov. Jerry Brown's cap-and-trade program, calling for defeat of the bill at a news conference, Monday, July 17, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers are expected to vote Monday on AB398, Monday, which critics say is too friendly to the oil industry. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California lawmakers extends Jerry Brown climate change law

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FILE - In this July 13, 2017 file photo, Calif., Gov. Jerry Brown, left, testifies in support of a pair of climate change bills as Senate President Pro Yem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, looks on during a hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers are nearing a high-stakes decision that will decide the fate of a climate initiative that Brown holds up as a model to be replicated around the world to confront rising global temperatures. A vote is set for Monday on whether to give another decade of life to California's cap-and-trade program. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file)

California lawmakers extend landmark climate change law

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 13, 2017 file photo, Calif., Gov. Jerry Brown, left, testifies in support of a pair of climate change bills as Senate President Pro Yem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, looks on during a hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers are nearing a high-stakes decision that will decide the fate of a climate initiative that Brown holds up as a model to be replicated around the world to confront rising global temperatures. A vote is set for Monday on whether to give another decade of life to California's cap-and-trade program. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file)

The Latest: California Legislature passes cap-and-trade deal

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Gov. Brown blocks parole for killer of San Diego officer

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California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, flanked by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, urges members of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee to approve a pair of bills to extend state's cap and trade program, Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Gov. Brown makes dire plea to save California climate law

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

The stacks from the Valero Benicia Refinery are seen as a pedestrian walks in a nearby neighborhood, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Benicia, Calif. California Gov. Jerry Brown is racing to convince state lawmakers to extend California's cap-and-trade program which puts a price on carbon emitted by polluters, including oil refineries. The program has been closely watched around the world as a market-based way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it expires in 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Gov. Brown makes dire plea to save California climate law

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

The stacks from the Valero Benicia Refinery are seen as a pedestrian walks in a nearby neighborhood, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Benicia, Calif. California Gov. Jerry Brown is racing to convince state lawmakers to extend California's cap-and-trade program which puts a price on carbon emitted by polluters, including oil refineries. The program has been closely watched around the world as a market-based way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it expires in 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Latest: Washington Republicans weigh in on cap and trade

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Gov. Jerry Brown is racing to convince state lawmakers to extend California's cap-and-trade program which puts a price on carbon emitted by polluters, including oil refineries like the Valero Benicia Refinery seen Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Benicia, Calif. The program has been closely watched around the world as a market-based way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it expires in 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Q&A: California looks to keep landmark climate policy alive

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 25, 2017 aerial photo, storage tanks from the Standard Oil Refinery in El Segundo, Calif., are seen behind the El Porto neighborhood in Manhattan Beach, Calif. A plan to extend California's signature climate initiative for another decade looks beyond cutting greenhouse gas emissions and takes aim at toxic air in the polluted neighborhoods around refineries and factories. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Proposed California climate deal takes aim at toxic air

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Lawmakers announce plan to extend California cap and trade

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 13, 2017, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses climate change at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Brown plans to convene a Global Climate Action Summit next year in his latest action to position the state as a leader in battling global warming as the White House recedes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California governor plans to host 2018 global climate summit

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 13, 2017, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses climate change at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Brown, lawmakers, business groups and environmentalists are working to reach a deal on extending cap and trade, California’s landmark program aimed at slowing global warming. If a deal is inked, the Legislature can take a vote next Monday, July 10, before Democratic Assemblymen Jimmy Gomez heads to Congress on July 11 and takes a reliable vote for cap-and-trade with him. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California charts sellout of America, Trump on climate

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 13, 2017, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown discusses climate change at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Brown, lawmakers, business groups and environmentalists are working to reach a deal on extending cap and trade, California’s landmark program aimed at slowing global warming. If a deal is inked, the Legislature can take a vote next Monday, July 10, before Democratic Assemblymen Jimmy Gomez heads to Congress on July 11 and takes a reliable vote for cap-and-trade with him. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Governor pushes for cap-and-trade deal as deadline looms

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2017, file photo are Board of Equalization members Diane Harkey, left, and Jerome Horton at the Governor's annual State of the State address in Sacramento, Calif. The Legislature approved a proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount and Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, to eliminate nearly all the power of the elected members of the the Board of Equalization and give it to a newly created agency overseen by the governor beginning Saturday, July 1. The change was prompted by an audit that alleged Harkey and Horton used staff for promotional duties. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Neutered California tax board forces quick transition

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

File - In this Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, Jared Davis hauls in a salmon caught off the coast of Stinson Beach, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to route much of California's mightiest river into two massive tunnels poses new perils for salmon and other struggling native species, but could give them a couple breaks as well, experts and project supporters and opponents say in the wake of two newly issued wildlife rulings on the $16 billion project. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Can California fish catch break with giant tunnels? Depends

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2012 file photo, a Sacramento Police Officer makes a traffic stop in Sacramento, Calif. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday, June 27, 2017, to end the practice of Californians losing their driver's license because of unpaid traffic fines. The law takes effect July 1. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California to stop suspending licenses for traffic fines

By SOPHIA BOLLAG - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 11, 2017 file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown gestures to a chart showing that balanced budgets are followed by large budget deficits while discussing his revised state budget plan in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Brown signed the $125 billion state budget on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, that increases funding for education and social services. The budget takes effect July 1. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Governor signs $125 billion budget boosting education funds

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

Key federal ruling on California tunnels months away

By SCOTT SMTH and ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press