Energy

The $250 million, which would fund about 500 electric trucks serving the ports of LA and Long Beach, remains frozen as a legal dispute plays out between the EPA, a bank and a green energy group.

More than a century after California voters created the Public Utilities Commission to keep powerful companies in check, the commission has lost its way, and Californians are fed up.

Senate Bill 540 will help California reach its challenging but achievable goals of clean, reliable and affordable electricity by moving toward an expanded energy market across the West.

In concept, the public supports battery-powered cars, windmills, and solar farms to shrink California's carbon footprint. But some also see a downside to these climate change solutions.

Social and environmental groups sued last year saying the $1.8 billion Hell's Kitchen project could cause water and air problems not disclosed in its environmental impact report. A judge disagreed.

The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California’s coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the fledgling renewable energy industry, which relies on federal and state support.

In California's high-profile bill to regulate artificial intelligence last year, many people overlooked a policy dubbed "CalCompute," which would have made the essential infrastructure for developing AI more publicly accessible. Lawmakers can't let this idea fade with a governor's veto.

Some rural California communities are resisting efforts to streamline permitting for wind and solar farms and battery storage for environmental or safety reasons.

Capturing and storing carbon underground is a big part of California’s efforts to tackle climate change but community members and environmentalists say it prolongs the life of fossil fuels.

A plan by California regulators overseeing the long-delayed cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory fails to fully address soil contamination. Advocates hope residents take notice and ramp up public pressure while there's still time.