Environment
In California’s Sierra Nevada, putting the trees to work
"What happens in the Sierra Nevada doesn't stay in the Sierra Nevada."
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Environment
California’s climate fight gets harder soon, and the big culprit is cars
Normally upbeat officials are guarded about the prospects for success.
Economy
Tesla troubles: Can California impose its blue values on the green economy?
Would California withhold clean car rebates from Tesla customers if the electric car maker doesn't meet the state's evolving labor standards?
Climate Change
In California’s wildfires, a looming threat to climate goals
Mother Nature doesn't follow California's emissions rules.
Climate Change
California’s emissions dip—but climate policies get less credit than the weather
Last year’s drop in California emissions came not through drastic pollution reductions from oil refineries nor the state’s lauded cap-and-trade program. It was the rain.
Climate Change
Once again, California sues feds over failure to enforce Clean Air Act
In what is becoming a familiar pattern, the state of California has notified the Trump Administration of its intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce an Obama-era law calling for reduction in methane gas emissions. Methane’s potent heat-trapping capacity makes it many times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.