California

a wooden welcome to colorful Colorado sign near the Ute Mountain Lands

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June 10, 2025

What Can California Learn From Other States About State Transmission Authorities?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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May 21, 2025

Wildfires Are Getting Worse. Trump’s Science Cuts Could Threaten Our Response.

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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May 13, 2025

What is a Just Land Transition?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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May 12, 2025

Why Does Toyota Oppose Clean Air?

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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May 2, 2025

Status Quo Transmission Financing in California—Who Pays and Who Profits?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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March 31, 2025

Western Energy Markets, Sabrina Carpenter, and the Grid Espresso Paradox

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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March 26, 2025

SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Sewage: You Can’t Make This Sh** Up

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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March 25, 2025

The California Legislature: Where Global Warming is Real and Science Still Matters

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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February 28, 2025

What the Auto Industry Isn’t Telling You About California’s Clean Vehicle Rules

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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February 11, 2025

State-Based Clean Car Rules Save Money and Save Lives

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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January 23, 2025

Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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January 21, 2025

Rolling Back Vehicle Standards Is Bad for Drivers, the Auto Industry, and Anything that Breathes

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

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January 17, 2025

I Didn’t Lose My Home in the Fires…But Can I Drink the Water?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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January 10, 2025

Six Facts About Water and Wildfire in the West

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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November 22, 2024

Western Energy Markets Could Soon Be Governed Differently. Here’s Why That Matters.

Mark Specht
Western States Energy Manager/Senior Analyst

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November 21, 2024

A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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November 20, 2024

Florida and California Have This Need in Common: Clean Backup Power

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

The California State Capitol in Sacramento, California.

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November 6, 2024

States Must Step Up

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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October 30, 2024

Trucking Industry Disinformation Will Cost Lives

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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October 15, 2024

Ask a Scientist: How Close Are We to a Clean Energy Transition?

Guest Commentary

Kyger Creek Power Plant viewed from a parking lot off of Ohio State Route 7.

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September 30, 2024

Protecting Public Health Is Complicated. But Science Can Help, and the Time Is Now.

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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September 23, 2024

The Kids Get It: Why Proposition 4 Is the Right Thing to Do

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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September 5, 2024

Newsom Can Continue His Climate Leadership by Signing These Three Bills

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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August 26, 2024

Solutions to Rising Cost of Climate Change in California Should Include Passage of Prop 4

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director