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California’s Alternative Energy And Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Grants Archer Industry Leading Award For Ramp Of Its Electric Powertrain Facility
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2024-- Archer Aviation Inc., a leader in the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced today that on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 it received approval from CAEATFA for its ~$117M project covering the planned expansion of its advanced manufacturing facilities in the State of California, including the ramp of its advanced electric powertrain facility as it readies for commercialization. The CAEATFA sales and use tax exclusion is expected to result in ~$10M in benefit to Archer over the next few years. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240717982467/en/ Photo: Archer’s high-volume battery pack manufacturing line in San Jose, CA (Photo: Business Wire)
California first state to get federal funds for hydrogen energy hub to help replace fossil fuels
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first state to receive federal funds under a program to create regional networks, or “hubs,” that produce hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity, officials announced Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Energy said the California...
Navy Exonerates 258 Black Sailors Unjustly Punished After 1944 California Explosion
The U.S. Navy exonerated on Wednesday 258 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed and punished for refusing to follow orders after an explosion that killed more than 300 people in a California port 80 years ago. On the night of July 17, 1944, an explosion with nearly the force of...
Judge temporarily halts state plan to monitor groundwater use in crop-rich California region
A judge has temporarily blocked a plan by a California state water board to take over monitoring groundwater use in a portion of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley, according to a copy of the decision obtained Tuesday.Kings County Superior Court Judge Kathy Ciuffini issued a temporary restraining order halting the State Water Resources Control Board's plan for the Tulare Lake Subbasin until an Aug. 20 hearing. The ruling came after the farm bureau in the largely agricultural county of about 150,000 people filed a lawsuit saying the plan exceeded the board's authority."This is a huge first step," said Dusty Ference,...
Statement released managing invasive barred owls to protect at-risk spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its final environmental impact statement analyzing proposed barred owl management alternatives to protect northern and California spotted owls in Washington, Oregon and California from invasive barred owls. The Service’s preferred alternative is the implementation of a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy, which would result in the annual removal of less than one-half of 1% of the current North American barred owl population. Northern spotted owl populations are rapidly declining due to competition with invasive barred owls and...
$3.3B in Prop. 1 funding allotted for seriously ill, homeless Californians
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that up to $3.3 billion in competitive grant funding is now available to develop behavioral health treatment centers for Californians who need it most. According to the governor’s office, the funding will expand the behavioral health continuum by providing appropriate care to individuals experiencing mental health conditions and substance use disorders. […]
Newsom to Musk after HQs move announcement: ‘You bent the knee’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took to social media to criticize Elon Musk’s decision to move his aerospace company, SpaceX, and social media company, X, out of the state after Newsom signed a law related to transgender children. “You bent the knee,” Newsom posted on X, along with a screenshot of a 2022 post from…
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