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California Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 550, fundamentally changing how renewable energy developers can obtain incidental take permits under the California Endangered Species Act. The new law allows permits to be issued for species merely proposed for listing, creating a critical window of regulatory certainty before the Fish and Game Commission makes final listing determinations.

DOI Secretary Jewell joined with Governor Patrick to announce plans to auction more than 1,000 square miles on the Outer Continental Shelf for wind energy development.