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February 9, 2015 By SEO Admin

State senate leader to propose sweeping climate-change legislation

Senate leader Kevin de Leòn plans to propose sweeping climate change legislation this week that would begin building a regulatory path for cutting vehicle gas consumption by up to 50 percent in California by 2030, according to people familiar with the plan.

The heart of the proposal, which was first announced by Gov. Jerry Brown in his State of the State address, also seeks to derive half of California’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and cut energy use in existing buildings by half.

The…