California Enacts Energy, Climate, Wildfire Prevention Laws

October 5, 2025--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), who leads the world's fourth-largest economy, on September 19 signed a far-reaching package of five energy, environmental and wildfire protection bills into law that seeks to burnish the state's reputation as a clean energy leader while also recognizing the reality that fossil fuels will continue to be a foundation of the state's energy system for some period of time.