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Setback measure for oil and gas extraction sites are this doctor’s prescription

by Guest Commentary April 12, 2021April 9, 2021

As a doctor treating patients suffering the effects of toxic pollution, I’m calling on California officials to address this public health crisis.

New study: California’s trailblazing diesel rules save lives

by Rachel Becker March 25, 2021March 26, 2021

Piles of debris from a grape crop in Shafter on Feb. 16, 2021. The debris could be burned or chipped but will likely be burned due to stakes and metal wires throughout the piles. Photo by Shae Hammond for Cal Matters

Air board tells San Joaquin Valley growers to phase out burns by 2025

by Rachel Becker February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

Patients enter Levi’s Stadium to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 9 2021 in Santa Clara. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Delays emerge in Blue Shield vaccine rollout

by Emily Hoeven February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

A swing set stands alone in the Salton Sea. State officials are helping fund experimental projects to extract valuable lithium from the lake's brine. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

Will California’s desert be transformed into Lithium Valley?

by Julie Cart February 25, 2021March 1, 2021

Electric cars at Niello BMW dealership in Sacramento on September 12, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Audit slams state air board for ‘overstating’ greenhouse gas cuts

by Rachel Becker February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

Laura Garcia stands outside her family home in the rural Fresno County community of Raisin City on Feb. 12, 2021. Garcia, a mother of 5 with one on the way, is concerned about how the air quality due to nearby burns is affecting her kids. The orchard in the background replaced a vineyard which was burned away. Photo by Craig Kohlruss, The Fresno Bee

Up in smoke: Burns in San Joaquin Valley vineyards, orchards may finally end

by Rachel Becker February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

The Valero Wilmington Refinery in Long Beach on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

California to review carbon trading program as part of climate roadmap

by Rachel Becker February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

A brown pelican — a species that recovered from near-extinction after being protected by the Endangered Species Act — flies above Malibu Lagoon on Jan. 12, 21. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

What Biden’s presidency means for California’s environment

by Julie Cart and Rachel Becker January 25, 2021February 9, 2021

Californians deserve safe and breathable air

by Guest Commentary January 8, 2021January 7, 2021