California

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November 5, 2026

How Governor Becerra Can Tackle Unfair Gas Prices Without Sacrificing Environmental Progress

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

October 29, 2026

As El Niño and Climate Change Collide on California Coast, FEMA Says You’re On Your Own

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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October 28, 2026

California’s New Governor Needs to Prioritize Seven Things When it Comes to Energy

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

In an aerial view, a Pacific Ocean wave crashes into a seawall protecting beachside homes on September 7, 2026 in Long Beach, California. Heavy surf generated by offshore Hurricane Marie, amid record-breaking ocean heat and an emerging El Niño, caused coastal flooding and forced the evacuation of roughly 20 beachfront homes along the Long Beach Peninsula. Mario Tama/Getty Images

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October 27, 2026

Super El Niño and Fossil Fueled Climate Change Are Compounding Record High Sea Levels in California. Here’s How

Marc Alessi
Climate Scientist

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October 27, 2026

Priorities for California’s Next Governor

Daniel Barad
Western States Associate Director

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October 19, 2026

How Will California Be Shaped by Climate Change? The Fifth Assessment Provides Some Clues

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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October 19, 2026

¿Cómo cambiará California con el cambio climático? La Quinta Evaluación nos da algunas pistas

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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September 29, 2026

What Are the Alternatives to Diesel Backup Generators at Data Centers?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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August 24, 2026

California’s Costly, Energy-Islanding Regulation: Why Big Oil Wants to Keep It

Daniel Barad
Western States Associate Director

Farm workers clear out hosing which was used to irrigate an okra field near Coachella, CA.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

August 20, 2026

How Climate Change Is Drying up the Western US

UCS Science Network

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August 11, 2026

What Are Nature-Based Solutions and Why Are They Needed Now?

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

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July 28, 2026

Common Ground Video Game Lets Players Manage Cropland Transition in California’s Central Valley

Erin Woolley
Western States Analyst

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July 9, 2026

Ask a Scientist: How is Rural California Anticipating and Building Resilience to Climate Change?

Guest Commentary

Multiple lanes of traffic stall on the 101 in Los Angeles in 2025.

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July 6, 2026

Why the EPA Is Attacking California’s Clean Car Standards (Again)

David Reichmuth
Research Director, Clean Transportation Program

photo of the Colorado state capitol lit by the setting sun; a rainbow arcs across the dark sky above the building

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June 11, 2026

Colorado Takes a Big Step Forward for EV Battery Recycling

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

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May 21, 2026

Keep It Running or Shut It Down? The Diablo Canyon Debate

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

A floor-to-ceiling map board shows power distribution through California's electrical grids in the control center of the California Independent System Operator, CAISO, during a heat wave.

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April 17, 2026

Can California’s Interconnection Reforms Deliver a Cleaner Grid?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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April 7, 2026

Californians Are Changing How They Drive—and It’s Paying Off

David Reichmuth
Research Director, Clean Transportation Program

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March 31, 2026

Here’s How Environmental Leadership Protects Californians from Price Spikes and Greedy Polluters

Daniel Barad
Western States Associate Director

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March 30, 2026

Heated Rivalry: Snowpack Vs. Climate Change. Guess Who Wins.

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

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March 16, 2026

Two Other Uses for Electric Vehicles Besides Driving: Backup Power and Grid Support

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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March 5, 2026

Governor Newsom, Be the Man Science Needs

Daniel Barad
Western States Associate Director

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February 3, 2026

Biofuel Incentives in Flux: Interactions Between Federal and California Policy

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

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January 29, 2026

California is Lagging on Wind Development. Why?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy