Environment
Landmark California smog rules target lawn equipment, big rig trucks
California’s air board enacted two first-of-their-kind smog rules for trucks and lawn equipment. They’ll cost billions but cut tons of emissions.
Environment
California Divide
A 50% coupon for one tool? Gardeners call California’s subsidy inadequate
California will ban most new gas-powered lawn equipment starting in 2024, but landscapers and gardeners warn the transition will cost them money and jobs. Industry officials say the technology isn’t ready for commercial use and called a $30 million incentive program for small operators inadequate. One state lawmaker who co-authored the bill says he’s open to more funding.
Environment
Cars and trucks: How international climate promises compare to California’s mandates
Nations addressing climate change took on gasoline and diesel vehicles in pledges that mirror California’s mandates and plans — and in some cases, go even further.
CalMatters en Español
Autos y camiones: cómo se comparan las promesas climáticas internacionales con los mandatos de California
En resumen Las naciones que abordan el cambio climático se enfocaron en los vehículos de gasolina y diésel con promesas que reflejan los mandatos y planes de California, que en algunos casos, van incluso más allá. Read this article in English. Los países que se reunieron en la conferencia climática de las Naciones Unidas se comprometieron […]
Environment
Winged warning: Migrating birds hit hard by California’s drought
As the drought dries up California’s wetlands, traveling birds such as ducks, geese and eagles are struggling to survive and breed. “This drought is bad. The odds are against us,” a state expert said.
CalMatters en Español
Una alada advertencia: las aves migratorias están siendo mucho más afectadas por la sequía de California de lo que se creía
En resumen A medida que la sequía seca los humedales de California, las aves que viajan como patos, gansos y águilas luchan por sobrevivir y reproducirse. “Esta sequía es muy mala. Las probabilidades están en nuestra contra”, dijo un experto estatal. Read this article in English. Dice algo sobre la complejidad de la crisis del agua de California […]
Environment
As UN tackles twin climate threats, California struggles with them, too
UN nations have pledged to reduce climate-changing methane and forest destruction within 10 years. California has been trying to handle both problems, with limited success.
WhatMatters
Newsom’s challenge in Glasgow: Can he find climate-business balance?
One of the biggest challenges that Gov. Gavin Newsom will face when he travels to Scotland next week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference: Proving to the rest of the world that California is improving its environmental climate without damaging its business climate. The tensions and synergies between the two were evident Tuesday, when […]
Commentary
Why we must turn food waste into a renewable fuel
In a few weeks, cities must keep food scraps and yard waste out of landfills to reduce polluting methane emissions. We can use the stuff we throw away to make renewable natural gas.
WhatMatters
Oil faces complicated future in California
Good morning, California. It’s Friday, October 22. Long road to divestment Oil is on its way out in California — kind of. “We don’t see oil in our future,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, as his administration unveiled a draft proposal — originally scheduled for release last year — that would ban the development of […]