Marika Nell

#CALeg staffer | Former @CCSTFellows | PhD in environmental engineering | @CEEatIllinois and @CEECornell alum | views my own | she/her

[Nancy Skinner @NancySkinnerCA]

Excellent! The CA Assembly Business & Professions Committee approved #SB233, urgency legislation by me & @AsmAguiarCurry & sponsored by @CAgovernor & @CaWomensCaucus to allow Ariz. doctors to provide abortion care for Arizonans in CA.
Vote was 13-2. Next stop, Assembly Floor.

[Lara Korte @lara_korte]

ICYMI: California lawmakers and Teamsters are bringing back the heavy duty AV bill.

More in California Playbook — https://t.co/uU1uGISqdO

[Cecilia Aguiar-Curry @AsmAguiarCurry]

My statement on the @CAgovernor veto of #AB316- Autonomous Trucking.

@CalTeamstersPAC
@Teamsters

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

As the Silicon Valley Congressman, I was for AB316 @TeamsterSOB. This was a no brainer for anyone who cares about dignity in a digital age. We need pilots on our planes, and we should have human operators on these trucks. We need to put people and safety over profits.

[Speaker Robert Rivas @CASpeakerRivas]

🚛🛣️ Assembly Bill 316 by @AsmAguiarCurry would protect jobs and public safety by requiring a human safety operator in autonomous trucks while on public roads.

[California Federation of Labor Unions @CaliforniaLabor]

🥳VICTORY: #AB316 has passed the Senate Transportation Committee. We are one step closer to winning #GoodJobsSafeStreets for CA @CalTeamstersPAC

[Brian Merchant @bcmerchant]

Self-driving car crashes get the most press, but there are *lots* of ways autonomous vehicles do damage to a city. The San Francisco Fire Department, for instance, has tallied 39 ways that robotaxis have gotten in their way this year so far, including:

https://t.co/3iH3cJaqrJ

[James Hewett @JamesHewettDC]

Balloon litter is a serious issue for power lines:

[Bill Quirk @AsmBillQuirk]

My bill AB 847 was signed by the Governor last week! This bill will prevent balloon-caused power outages by requiring manufacturers and retailers switch to safer materials for metallic balloons. Thank you to @SDGE for their collaboration on this bill! A 🧵 on why🎈matters:

[SDG&E @SDGE]

With the collaboration of @AsmBillQuirk, we are proud to announce that @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom has signed #AB847. This newly approved legislation aims to prevent power outages and fires by phasing in safer, non-conductive foil balloon material. LM at https://t.co/GP1Tjw8Rqf 🎈

[Alicia @sosaysalicia]

Not enough of #CALeg has talked about @AsmBillQuirk FINALLY getting his electrically conductive balloon bill.🎈⚡️

[Daniel Swain @Weather_West]

The coming week is shaping up to be a pretty crazy weather week in California, TBH--even more so than previously thought. Ongoing heatwave expected to be longer & peak even higher, & now we have potential influence of a soon-to develop hurricane to consider. (1/n) #CAwx #CAfire

[Bill Quirk @AsmBillQuirk]

It’s the last day of session and we have a lot of important votes today. 2 of the many climate bills coming up🧵

[CapRadio News @CapRadioNews]

UC Davis' annual report on the health of Lake Tahoe found massive changes, including a “collapse” of zooplankton, a dramatic rise in algae — which zooplankton eat — and a corresponding decline in the lake’s clarity.
https://t.co/j1Yooicjds

[Ryan Calder @rycalder]

🚨🌱🌳Fully funded PhD opportunity!🌳🌱🚨

Students will join an interdisciplinary team characterizing chemical exposure risks to vulnerable communities. Position is based in
@publichealthVT @virginia_tech @globalchangevt
#PhDposition

PDF: https://t.co/z5G2fLZGBA

[Scott Coffin, Ph.D. @DrSCoffin]

New Publication!🧑‍💻
We assessed risks of #microplastics in #SanFranciscoBay using data collected by @sfei_asc, @0wasteTO and @5gyres.

What we found: significant risk 🫤

Why it's novel: we dealt with some tricky *non-alignment* issues.

(1/11)
https://t.co/t5EL14BQ8D

[CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship @CCSTFellows]

🚨: Big news!

"California’s investment in the Fellows is an investment in California’s continued role as a global science & technology leader.” —@AsmBillQuirk

THANK YOU to California's leaders for investing in us.

https://t.co/s5ZX92gPRT

#StrongerWithScience #CAleg #CAbudget

[NPR Politics @nprpolitics]

#BREAKING: The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environment Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions from existing power plants, dealing a major blow to efforts to combat climate change.

[Wade Crowfoot @WadeCrowfoot]

California’s snowpack 2022:
How it started How it’s going