California Votes to Consider Health and Environment in Future Energy Planning
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
The California Energy Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to begin a process to incorporate the value of “non-energy benefits,” such as health impacts and job creation, in future decisions about the state’s energy mix.
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