Air Pollution

The tails of two airplanes that sit idle on the tarmac of an airport. Another plane can be seen taking off in the distance.

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California wants to fund green jet fuel — by raiding your road repair budget

The proposal could be funded with transportation money typically reserved to fix local streets and roads.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 4 月 8, 2026

A wide view of a refinery location on a clear day with various structures, including distillation columns, as smoke is released into the air.

With Californians paying sky-high gas prices, now’s not the time for new oil regulations

Proposed changes to state climate law may boost gas-pump prices by up to $1 a gallon by 2030. Also more refineries and jobs may leave California.

By Tony Strickland • 3 月 31, 2026

Pixley water tower rises above a residential street lined with parked cars and single-story homes under a lightly clouded sky

Small California communities deserve protection from big polluting manufacturers

Lawmakers passed exemptions for advanced manufacturing in CEQA, the state’s main environmental law. Now they should plug some of those holes.

By Beverly Whitfield and Christina Velazquez • 3 月 18, 2026

An aerial view shows rows of parked semi-trailers lined up at a freight loading yard while a red truck backs a trailer into a numbered loading dock.

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California bets on an obscure tool to replace clean air authority Trump revoked

The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.

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亚历杭德拉·雷耶斯-维拉德

• 3 月 16, 2026

Firefighters use a hose to put out a fire near the structural remains of a building along the coast. Giant smoke clouds rise from the rubble near the edge of the street.

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2025 in review: Devastating fires, federal pushback, and contentious climate compromises

In 2025, devastating California wildfires in LA became the state's most destructive. Climate goals faced federal opposition as Trump blocked clean-car mandates. Refineries closed, water conflicts intensified, and legislators passed compromises.

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亚历杭德拉·雷耶斯-维拉德

• 12 月 30, 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 • 12 月 22, 2025

The sun sets behind rows of high tension power lines on a warm evening in Los Angeles.

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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 • 12 月 22, 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.

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 • 12 月 16, 2025

A stack of multicolored shipping containers, including brands like COSCO, Wan Hai, and tex, sits at the Port of Los Angeles. Above, a semi-truck carrying a blue container drives across a bridge, silhouetted against a light sky. The composition emphasizes the scale and flow of international freight transport.

Pollution-plagued port communities near LA and Long Beach say regulator excludes them

Communities near the ports say regulators didn't consider their input when weighing a cooperative agreement about pollution from the ports.

By Theral Golden and Paola Vargas • 11 月 7, 2025

A close-up view of the dashboard of an electric vehicle truck that displays a 75 percent battery indicator in neon green letters.

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If Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases?

Legal experts, including a former federal official and UCLA professor, say California could go it alone if the federal government stops regulating greenhouse gases. One reason to try is to protect the state’s clean-car economy.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 11 月 7, 2025