Nadia Lopez

Environment

Feds allow Diablo Canyon to stay open while seeking 20-year extension

Granted an exemption, PG&E will now seek a 20-year permit — but state officials only want the nuclear power plant open through 2030 to smooth the transition to renewable energy.

By Nadia Lopez • March 2, 2023

CalMatters en Español

¿Puede la red eléctrica de California soportar un aumento hasta 15 veces debido a los autos eléctricos?

EN RESUMEN A pesar de que se esperan 12.5 millones de autos eléctricos para 2035, los funcionarios de California insisten en que la red puede proporcionar suficiente electricidad. Pero eso se basa en múltiples suposiciones, incluida la construcción de proyectos de energía solar y eólica a casi cinco veces el ritmo de la última década […]

By Nadia Lopez • January 17, 2023

Environment

Race to zero: Can California’s power grid handle a 15-fold increase in electric cars?

Despite expecting 12.5 million electric cars by 2035, California officials insist that the grid can provide enough electricity. But that’s based on multiple assumptions — including building solar and wind at almost five times the pace of the past decade — that may not be realistic.

By Nadia Lopez • January 17, 2023

Environment

Environmentalists say Newsom’s budget cuts jeopardize climate programs, electric car mandate

The governor’s proposal to slash $6 billion in funding “unquestionably hurts the state more in the long-term,” one climate activist said.

By Nadia Lopez • January 10, 2023

CalMatters en Español

California aprueba una estrategia de gran alcance para abordar el cambio climático. ¿Qué sigue ahora?

EN RESUMEN Aquí hay seis formas en que los californianos se verán afectados por el nuevo plan de cambio climático del estado. Read this article in English. La Junta del Aire de California aprobó hoy por unanimidad un amplio plan estatal para combatir el cambio climático, creando un nuevo plan para los próximos cinco años […]

By Nadia Lopez • December 15, 2022

Environment

California approves far-reaching strategy for tackling climate change. So what’s next?

Here are six ways that Californians will be affected by the state’s new climate change blueprint.

By Nadia Lopez • December 15, 2022

Environment

First-ever California offshore wind auction nets $757 million

Several dozen companies competed for leases to build massive floating wind farms in deep ocean waters off Morro Bay and Humboldt County. The auction was the first major step toward producing offshore wind energy off the West Coast.

By Nadia Lopez • December 6, 2022

Environment

Slashing greenhouse gases: California revises climate change strategy

A new version of California’s climate plan sets a more stringent — some say unrealistic — target for cutting greenhouse gases. It also relies more on controversial carbon capture and removal projects, which would be responsible for 15% of all cuts.

By Nadia Lopez • November 16, 2022

CalMatters en Español

Camiones eléctricos: los opositores luchan mientras California busca sacar los camiones diésel de las carreteras

En resumen Existe una feroz oposición por parte de ambientalistas y camioneros, ahora que los reguladores estatales consideran una propuesta para prohibir las ventas de camiones que funcionan con gasolina y hacer que las grandes empresas de camiones se conviertan en eléctricas dentro de dos décadas. Read this article in English. Los ambientalistas y los […]

By Nadia Lopez • October 27, 2022

Environment

Going electric: Opponents clash as California aims to force diesel trucks off the road

There's fiery opposition from environmentalists and truckers as state regulators consider a proposal to ban gas-fueled truck sales and make large trucking firms convert to electric within two decades.

By Nadia Lopez • October 27, 2022