Environment
California lawmakers negotiating sweeping package to speed up solar, wind energy
Legislators and Gov. Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline.
August 1, 2024
CalMatters en Español
Hay un peligro en el polvo: los residentes del Valle de Coachella luchan por tener un aire limpio
Una neblina peligrosa, formada por pequeñas partículas inhalables, arroja un manto sobre el desierto en el valle de Coachella. Este año ha sido severo y ha provocado ataques de asma.
Environment
Danger in the dust: Coachella Valley residents struggle to breathe
A hazardous haze, made up of small, inhalable particles, casts a pall over the desert. This year has been severe, triggering asthma attacks — so what is being done to clean it up?
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CalMatters enters 10th year of advancing California through free, unbiased and essential journalism
Our tenth year will take CalMatters’ journalism to the next level: informing and impacting even more Californians, making the state a better place to live.
Commentary
Newsom denounces Trump’s authoritarian tendencies, but displays some himself
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and fellow Democrats in the Legislature tend to govern by decree, a habit they've criticized in former President Donald Trump.