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From water shortages to climate change to wildfires, we cover everything you need to know about environmental issues that confront California.

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Molly Peterson
Environment and Health Editor
Rachel Becker
Water Reporter
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Alejandro Lazo
Climate Reporter
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
California Divide / Environmental Justice Reporter
Climate Change
Opinion: Tipping point for electric vehicles
Energy efficiency will be the principal strategy to achieve California’s goals of 50% reduction in oil use and 40% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030. For vehicles, that means more efficient engines and transmissions and greater use of lightweight materials, including aluminum and carbon fiber. But what about electric vehicles? Technologically, they are already a […]
By • July 18, 2015
Climate Change
A controversial agency in the climate change battle
On the outskirts of Los Angeles, inside a nondescript laboratory building, a man in a yellow T-shirt and helmet sits on a stationary motorcycle, looking intently ahead. The bike’s back wheel is spinning, and a long orange tube connects to its exhaust pipe. A fan roars, mimicking wind.  Nearby, on a computer screen, colorful lines […]
By • July 18, 2015
Climate Change
Opinion: Is the future of electricity generation really distributed?
Renewable energy technologies have made outstanding progress in the last decade.  Solar panels and wind turbines have become massively more efficient. In many locations, some forms of renewable energy are cost competitive. And yet…just as these exciting changes are taking place, many advocates are shifting their focus to an issue disconnected from the fundamental environmental […]
By • July 18, 2015
Climate Change
On climate, a rough road ahead for California
Nearly a decade ago, California policymakers, facing a frightening future of shriveling snow packs and rising seas, created the nation’s most aggressive program to combat global warming. The 2006 law mandated broad reductions of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Now, as the deadline approaches, Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic lawmakers are intensifying their efforts. They […]
By • July 18, 2015

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