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Local high school students catch the light rail at the end of the day in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Could free transit for kids help California beat climate change?

by Jakob Lazzaro February 24, 2020April 27, 2020

The Legislature is considering giving everyone age 18 and under free rides on public transportation. But will that really create a generation of lifetime riders?

Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell walks across the floor on September 10, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Track California schools closed by climate disasters, says lawmaker, citing ‘the times we’re living in’

by Ricardo Cano February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

Ben Carson bonds with Garcetti + Sanders scorches PG&E + Sac Bee’s tough day

by Dan Morain February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

Stacks of compressed aluminum awaiting transport at greenwaste recovery facility on July 29, 2019

California analysts urge lawmakers: reject Gov. Newsom’s $1 billion climate loan proposal

by Rachel Becker February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

Newsom turns to Delta tunnel project, while a conservative icon dies

by Dan Morain January 17, 2020January 16, 2020

Workers at GreenWaste Recovery sort plastic waste.

Exclusive: California climate budget to include $1 billion green loan fund

by Judy Lin and Rachel Becker January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Newsom invites Warren Buffett to seek control of PG&E, a Democrat falls, and Trump challenges California

by Dan Morain October 28, 2019October 28, 2019

Final votes, climate fight, food stamps, felons’ rights, and Kamala Harris

by Dan Morain September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

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Another mass shooting, crushing trade wars, driverless cars and Trump’s mean tweet

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

(Chris Riley/Times-Herald)

Big polluters get help from the state, renewing doubts about California’s climate goals

by Julie Cart December 14, 2018June 23, 2020