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A close up of a digital gasoline sign, with various prices. The words, "CASH," "Gasoline," "Credit/Debit" are visible at the top. "Regular," "Plus," and "V-Power" are visible in the middle. Prices range from $5.79 to $6.09.

If lawmakers or lawsuits get oil companies to pay for climate change, consumers will pay, too.

Other efforts to reduce Californians' carbon footprint have cost consumers. A new auditor report notes a greenhouse gas reduction program has raised gasoline prices.

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丹·沃尔特斯

• 5 月 9, 2025

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环境

Grants for LA clean trucks frozen in Trump effort to defund green energy

The $250 million, which would fund about 500 electric trucks serving the ports of LA and Long Beach, remains frozen as a legal dispute plays out between the EPA, a bank and a green energy group.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 5 月 1, 2025

A raging wildfire consumes a structure, with massive flames engulfing the scene. Bright orange and yellow fire contrasts against the dark sky, creating an intense and dramatic visual. A fence and some vegetation are silhouetted in the foreground, emphasizing the destructive power of the blaze.

政治

How labor killed a bill to let California wildfire victims sue Big Oil for climate change

The Senate Judiciary Committee spiked a bill to let wildfire victims sue oil companies over climate change. Labor unions, not Big Oil, led the opposition.

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瑞安·萨巴洛

• 4 月 16, 2025

If zero-emission cars cut gasoline sales and tax revenue, how will California replace them?

Given the expected decline in gas sales under California's zero-emission vehicle mandates, the politics for implementing a new revenue source will be as thorny as the gas tax has been for 102 years.

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丹·沃尔特斯

• 3 月 25, 2025

气候变化

Who should pay billions for climate disasters? California and others target Big Oil — will that work?

California and other states and counties are using a legal strategy that took down Big Tobacco, hoping to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage they have long denied. But many obstacles remain.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 3 月 3, 2025

An aerial view of a neighborhood showing the the debris and remaining structures of houses that burned during a wildfire.

Oil and gas companies should be held financially responsible for California climate disasters

Fossil fuel companies got California into this crisis, and now it's time lawmakers hold them accountable by passing crucial legislation this year.

By Nico Gardner • 2 月 24, 2025

The backs of two people as they hold each other while looking at the burnt rubble that used to be their home.

Should fossil fuel companies be forced to pay for Los Angeles wildfire losses?

A proposal by state Sen. Scott Wiener creates a new wrinkle in four interrelated issues: climate change, the future of California’s petroleum industry, the scourge of wildfires and the reluctance of many insurers to write new policies.

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丹·沃尔特斯

• 2 月 21, 2025

An electric vehicle recharges at an electric vehicle charging station in Milbrae on July 29, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

气候变化

California’s surge in EV sales has stalled — so what happens to its landmark mandate?

About a quarter — 25.3% — of all new cars registered in California in 2024 were electric cars, compared with 25% in 2023. The flat sales follow several years of rapid growth, and sales are still far below the state's 35% target.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 2 月 6, 2025

Two people hug a burned-down structure behind a fence while other people walk around in the destroyed neighborhood. Smoke lingers in the background, and green and palm trees remain in the haze.

California faces its biggest call to action yet as climate-powered disasters worsen

After 2025 began with the deadly Los Angeles fires and a new presidential administration hostile to many environmental policies, this is California’s big call to act on climate.

By Mary Creasman and Mike Young • 2 月 5, 2025

A white electric vehicle is parked at a charging station, with charging cables connected to the vehicle. The station displays green accents and a digital interface. The words "EV Charging Only" are painted on the asphalt, indicating the designated parking area for electric vehicle charging. The background includes a building and bare tree branches.

California’s carbon crusade faces resistance due to its real world impact

In concept, the public supports battery-powered cars, windmills, and solar farms to shrink California's carbon footprint. But some also see a downside to these climate change solutions.

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丹·沃尔特斯

• 1 月 31, 2025