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Mist drifts through a wide valley surrounded by dark, rugged mountain cliffs, with a tall, rounded granite peak rising in the distance under a hazy sky.

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Protecting California’s public lands from oil and gas drilling is defending public health

Federal plans for oil drilling along a million acres in California would change healthful, wild spaces into sources of pollution and illness.

By Ashley McClure, M.D. • diciembre 23, 2025

Two electrical towers are seen on top of a small brown mountain with wires running through them on other side.

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Small-scale bioenergy is critical for wildfire prevention, climate resilience, and emissions reduction

Ending BioMAT in 2025 would undermine investments in bioenergy and leave communities without safe biomass disposal options.

By Gary Bradford • diciembre 22, 2025

El sol se pone detrás de filas de líneas eléctricas de alta tensión en una cálida tarde en Los Ángeles.

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California is drowning in hazardous forest waste with nowhere to put it

Biomass energy is not about cutting healthy forests or replacing solar and wind. California faces a dangerous accumulation of forest fuels with limited safe disposal options.

By Matt Dias • diciembre 22, 2025

Bombeos de petróleo alrededor de la central eléctrica de Elk Hills a lo largo de Elk Hills Road el 29 de marzo de 2024. El campo petrolero de Elk Hills es el sitio del nuevo proyecto de captura de carbono que captura las emisiones de carbono de las instalaciones de petróleo y gas y luego las inyecta bajo tierra. Foto de Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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CalPERS’ $60 billion investment in ‘climate solutions’ lacks environmental standards, transparency

CalPERS won't say what climate companies it invests in. The pension also holds positions in fossil fuel, airlines, plastics manufacturing and technology.

By Allie Lindstrom and Jakob Evans • diciembre 18, 2025

A yellow and red warning sign about sewage and chemical contamination is posted along the shore of a beach. A pier can be seen in the background as the sun begins to set.

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The U.S. is committed to cleaning up Tijuana River pollution. Will California follow through?

San Diego leaders are calling on California to take stronger action to address the ongoing environmental crisis caused by sewage and industrial pollution flowing from the Tijuana River.

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Deborah Brennan

• diciembre 17, 2025

A view of a wooden pole with power lines on a clear blue sky. A lit up lamp outside a home can be seen in the foreground.

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Biomass is a money pit that won’t solve California’s energy or wildfire problems

Utilities customers help pay for biomass because electric utilities buy its products to produce electricity, paying four times more. Is it worth it?

By Shaye Wolf • diciembre 16, 2025

PG&E's Diablo Canyon Power Plant's nuclear reactors in Avila Beach in 2008. Photo by Michael A. Mariant, AP Photo

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California’s last nuclear power plant faces renewed scrutiny as it gains latest permit

A state regulator is requiring California’s last nuclear power plant to conserve 4,000 acres of surrounding land to keep operating until 2030.

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Nadia Lathan

• diciembre 11, 2025

An aerial view of a river surrounded by farmland.

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Trump sides with agriculture again in California’s neverending water wars

Trump pushed changes at the Central Valley Project — a set of reservoirs and canals supplying water to Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys — pleasing farm groups.

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Daniel Walters

• diciembre 11, 2025

A person wearing a green sweater stands on the side of a road next to puddles of water and overlooking a muddy field.

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Tijuana River sewage still pollutes the San Diego Coast. A surfer turned politician is fighting to clean it up

The Tijuana River’s sewage contamination continues to sicken communities in southern San Diego County. San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre has become a leading force in pushing for binational fixes and emergency funding to protect public health.

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Deborah Brennan

• diciembre 5, 2025

A view of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant complex, showing two large concrete domes and several industrial buildings. The scene includes solar panels, parked vehicles, and surrounding infrastructure, with parts of the image framed by a dark interior, possibly from inside a vehicle. The sky is overcast and slightly foggy.

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Wind, water and solar energy aren’t enough. California needs nuclear options

If California ditches fossil fuels for greener energy, we can still expect weekly rolling blackouts. But nuclear power is unaffected by weather.

By Leonard Rodberg • diciembre 4, 2025