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A close-up view of a white sign that reads, "COP30 Brasil Amazonia Belem 2025" set up against a brown fence structure.

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Newsom brings California to the heart of the Amazon — and the U.N. climate conference

California state officials are in Brazil for the annual United Nations climate conference. The visit highlights California’s role as a climate leader and supports its environmental policies, especially since the U.S. has no official federal delegation. However, some critics question whether the trip is worthwhile because California lacks the power to make international agreements.

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알레한드로 라조

• 11월 11, 2025

Industrial view of the Scattergood Power Plant in Los Angeles, showing towering red and white smokestacks and a complex network of pipes and steel frameworks under bright sunlight with lens flare. A sign reads “DEMAG 10 METRIC TON.”

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LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era

The Trump Administration pulled $1.2 billion from California's hydrogen hub. Even without federal funding, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is pressing ahead with clean energy retrofits.

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• 10월 28, 2025

A person with gray hair wearing a dark jacket and white shirt looks slightly past the camera with their mouth slightly open, set against a blurred background.

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Newsom signs climate overhaul, extending cap and trade while boosting oil drilling

A set of laws Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today extends California clean-energy programs while taking steps to shore up oil and gas production. It also opens the door to a Western energy grid.

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• 9월 19, 2025

The California Air Resources Board meets at the California Environmental Protection Agency building in Sacramento on June 23, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

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Newsom taps climate ‘architect’ to lead California air board as Trump fights heat up

At the state’s top air regulator, Lauren Sanchez will replace Liane Randolph, taking the helm as California battles Trump, rising costs, and the future of its climate agenda.

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• 9월 19, 2025

An aerial view of a solar farm amongst farmland with a mountain range spread out on the horizon in the distance.

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California may help solar bloom where water runs dry

The state's farmers are divided over a bill that would loosen rules protecting agricultural land. The goal of a bill proposed by Assembly Democrat Buffy Wicks is to seed solar farms on fallowed fields.

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• 9월 11, 2025

A wide view of dark and gray thunder clouds as lightning strikes over a mountainside with Joshua trees, rocks, and boulders around the frame.

캘리포니아 산불

Dozens of lightning strike fires are burning across California. A warming climate could bring more, according to new study

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future.

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• 9월 4, 2025

A person wearing a black hat and shirt stands near a cash register behind the counter of the check-out section of a grocery store. Various merchandise items can be seen in the foreground and background.

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Why California backed down from forcing landlords to keep residents cool

Lawmakers will again fail to set a safe indoor temperature standard for housing, as builders and tenant advocates battle over the cost of retrofits.

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• 8월 29, 2025

A side view of three commercial trucks parked next to each other in a lot. Two of the trucks are white and one is black. The trucks are decorated with a blue liquid graphic and include the words "zero emissions" and "hydrogen fleet" on them.

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California has a fallback plan for Trump’s clean car attacks. Does it go far enough?

Amid a legal fight over California’s power to regulate car and truck pollution, state agencies are suggesting policies that need stable funding, legislative action, or lengthy rulemaking.

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• 8월 20, 2025

환경

‘Beyond awful’ Colorado River forecasts put water talks under pressure

California shoots pointed words at states upriver, as negotiators struggle toward sharing supplies. Without a deal, the Trump Administration will step in.

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레이첼 베커

• 8월 15, 2025

A row of white and tall wind turbines in a desert area with shrub and Yucca brevifolia trees on a clear day. Some clouds can be seen in the distance near mountains.

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California’s wind and solar projects face new federal hurdles

Clean-energy projects have new deadlines for federal tax credits and limits on foreign parts, taking aim at California’s climate agenda. Eleven major solar projects and one onshore wind project now face potential delays or cancellation.

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• 7월 14, 2025