Prop 45
This California law dates to 1970 and concerns environmental review of certain projects.
What is CEQA?
This greenhouse gas is released when fossil fuels are burned.
What is carbon dioxide?
California has more of these famous giant trees than any other state.
What is Redwoods?
California's legislative chamber with 80 members.
What is the Assembly?
This process allows voters to propose a state law themselves.
What is an initiative?
Prop 45 would put deadlines on this part of the project process.
What is environmental review?
This California lake is saltier than the ocean.
What is Mono Lake?
California's state bird.
What is the California quail?
California's chamber that has 40 members.
What is the Senate?
California uses this primary system in which the two highest vote-getters advance to November.
What is the top-two primary?
A data center can use this resource for cooling, depending on its cooling technology.
What is water?
This principle means environmental resources should be managed so they remain available for future generations.
What is sustainability?
California's largest river by volume flows through this major agricultural region.
What is the Sacramento Valley?
If the Governor rejects a bill, the Legislature can override the veto with this level of support in both houses.
What is a two-thirds vote?
This process allows voters to approve or reject certain laws passed by the Legislature.
What is a referendum?
These pipelines transport captured carbon dioxide to places where it can be stored or used.
What are CO₂ pipelines?
This Sierra Nevada phenomenon is closely monitored because of its role in California's water supply.
What is snowpack?
California's official state vegetable.
What is the artichoke?
This is the minimum age to serve in the California Legislature.
What is 18 years old?
California's Legislature can override a Governor's veto with this fraction of votes in both chambers.
What is two-thirds?
This unit is commonly used to describe the power demand of a large data center.
What is a megawatt?
These California landscapes store water underground and support ecosystems and agriculture.
What are groundwater basins?
California has this many counties.
What is 58?
California's Legislature is considered this because it has these two chambers.
What is bicameral?
California has this many electoral votes in a presidential election.
What is 54?