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Crosscurrents

Jerry Brown leaves big environmental footprints for Governor Newsom to follow

By Angela Johnston
Published January 10, 2019 at 5:45 PM PST
Alan Joyce CC BY-NC 2.0

 

This week Gavin Newsom was sworn in as California’s 40th Governor, following Jerry Brown’s second eight-year tenure.

 

Newsom has some big environmental shoes to fill. Governor Brown set extremely high climate change and emission goals and championed water and transportation projects. But Newsom also has a strong environmental track record - he introduced composting to San Francisco when he was mayor and backs much of Brown’s environmental legacy. KALW’s environment reporter Angela Johnston tells us more about what we can expect in the next four years.

 

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Angela Johnston
Angela Johnston is the Senior Producer of Uncuffed and an editor in the KALW newsroom. She holds a Master’s degree in journalism and graduated from KALW’s Audio Academy program. She’s worked for KALW in numerous roles - from the deputy news director, to the health and environment reporter, and she's covered everything from lead poisoning to climate change. Her work has aired on KALW, KQED, Reveal, and The Pulse. She also freelances as a producer and editor for Cosmic Standard and AFAR Media. Outside of work, she loves to swim in the bay, surf small waves on her longboard, read, backpack, cook, and garden.
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