Environmental Justice

Fresno has one of the most intense urban heat islands in the country, according to a new report by the nonprofit news organization Climate Central.

In the conservation effort to protect 30% of land and ocean by the year 2030, we need to include diverse communities in policy discussions.

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

Here’s why environmental justice experts and advocates from organized labor think California needs to go all in on offshore wind farms.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, March 10. High stakes for governor Buckle your seatbelts: It’s officially election season in California. That much was evident from the ambience of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State speech Tuesday night. The governor stood at a podium in Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, flanked by massive screens that alternated […]

Valley residents have waited more than a decade for the end of burns at vineyards and groves that spew smoke. Several board members pushed for quicker action, but the board voted to grant four more years.

On the edge of the Salton Sea, state officials and investors are seeking to turn brine into ‘white gold’ that can power electric cars. But will this help solve the Imperial Valley’s troubles — or add to them?

California’s air board will vote this week on stopping burns that spew plumes of smoke that can trigger asthma attacks. The move is long in coming — it was supposed to end a decade ago under state law.

Experts say the state’s cap and trade program may be insufficient in meeting ambitious climate goals. And environmentalists have called the program unfair to polluted communities.