Since cap-and-trade was first introduced in California, advocates have charged that the system, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, is little more than a way for industries to pay for the privilege of emitting pollution…
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Sunrun, the nation’s leading residential solar, storage and energy services provider today announces five environmental justice initiatives to expand access to solar and its benefits…
Last Friday, California Volunteers, Office of the Governor announced the selection of 28 Host Partners for the inaugural California Climate Action Corps Fellowship
program. California Climate Action Corps – the country’s first statewide corps of its kind – will deploy Fellows to support local climate action projects in front-line and low-income communities across the state…
Clean water piped into the home is a given for most Americans. But piped, running water isn’t universal, and people of color are disproportionately more likely than white Americans to lack piped water, finds new research in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences…
Growing up in North Richmond, California, Denny Khamphanthong didn’t think much of the siren that wailed once a month, every first Wednesday at 11 a.m…
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today released the first video in a new series on environmental justice…
The letter to Mexico’s energy minister offered a glowing review of a fossil fuel project in Baja California…
When Sara Gallego* turns on her faucet, she’s never sure what will come out. “In the mornings, it’s the color of coffee,” she said. At other times, “It’s super yellow…”
Growing up in North Richmond, California, Denny Khamphanthong didn’t think much of the siren that wailed once a month, every first Wednesday at 11 a.m…
Growing up in North Richmond, California, Denny Khamphanthong didn’t think much of the siren that wailed once a month at 11 a.m. every first Wednesday. The alarm is a test of the community’s emergency warning system, which has alerted residents to numerous incidents over the years at the nearby Chevron oil refinery…