Center for Disease Control and Prevention

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The results of the November election will soon become more real in the Golden State, as a new law providing $550 million in funding for clean-energy and energy-efficiency projects went into effect on Jan. 1. California voters approved Proposition 39, which closes a corporate tax loophole for out-of-state businesses and allocates some of the $1 billion in funding directly to green projects, with much of the remainder expected to go to schools.