Last August, hundreds of thousands of Californians saw their lights go out when climate change produced a record-breaking heatwave that drove peak electricity demand to unsustainable levels…
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As we have explained, environmental justice will be a central focus of the Biden-Harris administration…
One of the state’s most polluted counties is poised to rubber stamp new oil and gas wells for decades to come—putting its most vulnerable residents at risk…
While California air quality officials recently set a deadline to phase out nearly all agricultural burning in the San Joaquin Valley by 2025, it doesn’t necessarily mean preventable smoke will stop choking rural communities soon…
Take a virtual road trip through California to see the stories and hometowns of members of the Allies in Reducing Emissions (AIRE) Collaborative…
Climate change and wildfire prevention remain top priorities, while environmental justice issues gain more attention…
With a new federal administration committed to expansive environmental policy change, a wave of state attorney general environmental action is likely also on the horizon…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday joined a lawsuit challenging a Trump-era rule revising nationwide standards for controlling and remediating lead in drinking water…
Groups pushing to phase out in-state oil production are increasingly promoting oilfield remediation and well-plugging work they contend, despite industry skepticism, can create jobs that will be part of a “just transition” toward a carbon-neutral California economy by 2045…
California’s air quality board voted today to call for a near-complete ban of agricultural burning by 2025 in the San Joaquin Valley, one of the most polluted regions in the country…