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Tag: environment

Atherton, one of the nation's richest communities, has California's highest concentration of electric cars. March, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento
Posted inEnvironment

Who buys electric cars in California — and who doesn’t?

Nadia LopezAvatar photo by Nadia Lopez and Erica Yee March 22, 2023April 12, 2023
An aerial view of wetlands on Sherman Island, part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Sacramento County in 2019. Photo by Ken James, California Department of Water Resources
Posted inCommentary

Newsom’s Delta decisions are the sort of responsive moves California needs for water crisis

by Guest Commentary March 17, 2023March 16, 2023
Jared Davis stands beside his boat, the Salty Lady, as it sits in dry dock in Richmond on Mar. 8, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
Posted inWater

No California salmon: Fishery to be shut down this year

Avatar photo by Alastair Bland March 15, 2023March 14, 2023
Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo. Photo by Lionel Hahn/REUTERS
Posted inEnvironment

Feds allow Diablo Canyon to stay open while seeking 20-year extension

Nadia Lopez by Nadia Lopez March 2, 2023March 2, 2023
Posted inEnvironment

Jump-starting electric car batteries: Will supply problems stall California’s mandate?

by Julie Cart March 1, 2023February 28, 2023
The South Yuma County Landfill in Yuma, Arizona on Nov. 29, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course

by Robert Lewis February 28, 2023February 27, 2023
Low water levels at Shasta Lake on April 25, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

Water board waives Delta rules that protect salmon

Avatar photo by Alastair Bland February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
The Savory Basin outside of Fresno is designed to refill the aquifer with captured stormwater. The Fresno district spent millions to buy farmland and build basins for percolating water underground. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inWater

Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater

Avatar photo by Alastair Bland February 7, 2023February 7, 2023
The South Yuma County Landfill in Yuma, Arizona on Nov. 29, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

California Toxics: Out of state, out of mind

by Robert Lewis January 25, 2023January 26, 2023
California has disposed of about 400,000 tons of contaminated soil at the South Yuma County Landfill in Arizona since 2018, according to California’s hazardous waste tracking system. The waste is considered hazardous in California, but Arizona’s less stringent environmental requirements allow businesses and government agencies in the Golden State to take the waste to regular landfills like this one. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

California outsources its toxic waste

Avatar photo by Ben Christopher January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

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