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Prioritize environmental justice resilience bill

by Guest Commentary April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

AB 1087 charts a new course for climate resilience that makes investments in communities so they can be prepared for disasters.

offshore wind energy

California could lead the nation in offshore wind energy

by Guest Commentary March 25, 2021March 24, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers the State of the State address at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 9, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

Newsom speech ushers in election season

by Emily Hoeven March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

Piles of debris from a grape crop in Shafter on Feb. 16, 2021. The debris could be burned or chipped but will likely be burned due to stakes and metal wires throughout the piles. Photo by Shae Hammond for Cal Matters

Air board tells San Joaquin Valley growers to phase out burns by 2025

by Rachel Becker February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

A swing set stands alone in the Salton Sea. State officials are helping fund experimental projects to extract valuable lithium from the lake's brine. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

Will California’s desert be transformed into Lithium Valley?

by Julie Cart February 25, 2021March 1, 2021

Laura Garcia stands outside her family home in the rural Fresno County community of Raisin City on Feb. 12, 2021. Garcia, a mother of 5 with one on the way, is concerned about how the air quality due to nearby burns is affecting her kids. The orchard in the background replaced a vineyard which was burned away. Photo by Craig Kohlruss, The Fresno Bee

Up in smoke: Burns in San Joaquin Valley vineyards, orchards may finally end

by Rachel Becker February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

The Valero Wilmington Refinery in Long Beach on Jan. 28, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

California to review carbon trading program as part of climate roadmap

by Rachel Becker February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

An aerial view of the small rural community of Bloomington on Dec. 18, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

California Divide

When a package at the front door means a warehouse next door

by Orlando Mayorquin February 12, 2021February 19, 2021

Mary Nichols, who has been chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board since 2007, poses for a portrait outside her home in Los Angeles on Dec. 15, 2020. Photo by Kendrick Brinson for CalMatters

Legacy of a clean-air czar: Clearer skies, bold alliances and bitter controversy

by Rachel Becker December 23, 2020January 4, 2021

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Legislation will provide environmental justice to protect communities from toxics

by Guest Commentary September 24, 2020September 30, 2020