Climate Change

State leaders and policymakers should develop a systematic strategy for the long-term phase-out of natural gas in our buildings.

Despite all that we experienced last year, I’m still hopeful that California can once more lead the nation and world with climate solutions.

Big Basin, nearly wiped out by fire, remains closed as the state struggles to protect nearly 300 parks from climate change. Solutions are costly: thinning forests, adding sand to beaches, moving parking lots and buildings.

In his State of the State speech, Gov. Newsom declares that pandemic is nearly over and reaches out to key recall voters.

Streamlined regulatory processes for ecosystem restoration in California will be critical to growing green jobs and meeting environmental goals.

If California is serious about greenhouse gas reductions, the state must address these climate goals directly.

California's auditor, Elaine Howle, has been on a roll, revealing politically embarrassing facts about state government agencies and programs.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, February 24. Two reports cast doubt California is unlikely to meet its ambitious climate goals, two reports released Tuesday show. The first, from California State Auditor Elaine Howle, doesn’t mince words: “The state will fall short of meeting the 2030 goal” of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from […]

California farmers have an opportunity to turbo-charge the green revolution in rural America with crop-based biofuels.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, February 18. Power grid challenges loom California’s rolling blackouts last summer are back in the national spotlight due to the collapse of Texas’ electric grid amid a record-breaking winter storm — underscoring the discrepancy between the two states’ stances on energy and climate change, as well as the challenges they […]