Climate Change

Less expensive, more equitable alternatives to Brookfield-Poseidon’s proposed facility could keep water taps flowing in Southern California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom takes a stance on decommissioning the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant and Poseidon's Huntington Beach desalination plant.

A climate change roadmap to be proposed in May aims to minimize costs while reaching carbon neutrality by 2045. Environmentalists say it’s too slow and reliant on carbon markets and capture technologies.

California’s electricity rates are high because of years of expensive decisions. New demand for environmentally beneficial electricity should not be saddled with those legacy costs.

Meeting climate goals while maintaining a reliable electric grid will require a range of strategies, abundant resources for research and development and political willpower.

From housing and health to transportation and education, the Legislative Analyst’s Office provides a litany of sobering climate change impacts for California legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets.

California has invested heavily in switching away from gas-powered cars to meet its climate goals. Now Gov. Newsom has proposed sending out checks to car owners to help with the price of gas. That move wouldn’t necessarily prop up demand for gas — economists say people may use the money to buy other things.

Two bills will tackle transmission issues for clean energy and give us a chance to build our way out of the climate crisis.

California is not on track to meet its climate goals and has not passed significant climate legislation in more than three years.

The Air Resources Board proposed requirements for zero-emission vehicle sales start unnecessarily low in 2026.