California has taken a historic stride by setting the next generation of targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts — and in the process, a new political coalition has emerged that will be sorely needed in the daunting task of figuring out how to actually meet those goals…
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This week Governor Brown signed legislation that introduces truly radical levels of climate change policy…
The brown haze over the mountains – a reflection of the poor air quality just might explain why the usually popular running trail was pretty empty today…
After years of empty promises the state is finally taking action to provide a Central Valley town with clean drinking water. ..
As debates around racial, economic and environmental justice continue, a new organization in the Central Valley is taking action…
[N]ow California is taking on a far, far more audacious task: trying to prove to the world that it’s possible — desirable, even — to pursue the really drastic emission cuts needed to stave off severe global warming…
Ten years after California adopted the toughest greenhouse gas emission reduction goals in the nation, Governor Jerry Brown Thursday strengthened that commitment, signing two bills that require the state to cut emissions at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030…
California will become a petri dish for international efforts to slow global warming under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday, forcing one of the world’s largest economies to squeeze into a dramatically smaller carbon footprint…
Ten years after California adopted the toughest greenhouse gas emission reduction goals in the nation, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today strengthened that commitment, signing SB 32 by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) and AB 197 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), which require the state to cut emissions at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and invest in the communities hardest hit by climate change…
State Sen. Fran Pavley on Thursday heralded Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of historic climate legislation, saying the governor’s action will ensure California stays on course to clean the air and build a robust clean-energy economy for the 21st century…