California

J. Pablo Ortiz/UCS

April 5, 2023

California’s Thirsty Future: The Role of Vapor Pressure Deficit in Our Changing Climate and Drought

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

close up of head and torso of Michelangelo's David statue

Igor Ferreira/Unsplash

March 30, 2023

Sustainable Groundwater Management Is a David and Goliath Story

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

Robert So/Pexels

March 30, 2023

What Will It Take for California to Build a New Regional Grid Operator?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

Cinzy Hidden/Flickr

January 4, 2023

What Does Western Grid Regionalization Mean for California?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

A. Eyring/UCS

December 1, 2022

Why UCS Supporters Are Pressing EPA to Let California Enforce Its Truck Pollution Rules

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Stuart Rankin/Flickr

November 28, 2022

California Lawmakers Put Fossil Fuel Companies in the Hot Seat on Gas Prices

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Thank You (23 Millions+) views/FLICKR

October 21, 2022

California Needs to Focus on Electrifying Big Rigs

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

TRUCKSPR/FLICKR

October 13, 2022

Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Oxana Melis/Unsplash

October 6, 2022

California’s Proposition 30 Would Put the Transition to Clean Transportation in the Fast Lane

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Jeremy Bezanger/Unsplash

September 21, 2022

Changes to California’s Resource Adequacy Program Will Have Huge Consequences for the Power Grid

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

the batteries of a 2009 Nissan Leaf EV on display

Tennen-Gas/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

September 20, 2022

California’s Progress Toward Recycling Policy for EV Batteries

Jessica Dunn
Scientist

Pablo Ortiz

September 8, 2022

What 115°F in California’s Central Valley Feels Like

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

Western Area Power/Flickr

August 31, 2022

September Is Here. That Means Another Nail-Biter for California’s Grid.

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Emmett Institute/Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0

August 24, 2022

California Needs a Petroleum Phaseout Plan

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

Aliazimi/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

August 22, 2022

Can California Stop Selling Polluting Cars by 2035? Yes It Can.

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Portland General Electric/Flickr

August 17, 2022

Removing Barriers to Energy Storage is Key to a Clean Energy Future

Guillermo Pereira
Former Contributor

California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection

August 16, 2022

Recent Rains Highlight Additional Risks of Escalating Wildfires

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

Fast Electric Vehicle charging stations along I-95 in Maryland.

Earth and Main/Flickr

August 1, 2022

What Are States Planning To Do With Federal EV Charging Funds?

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

California farmland seen under a hazy sky

Levi Meir Clancy/Unsplash

July 26, 2022

Climate Change Threatens Already Poor Air Quality in California’s Central Valley

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

Andre M/Wikimedia

June 29, 2022

Why Did California Fail to Pass this Clean Energy Bill?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

National Interagency Fire Center/Flickr

March 24, 2022

Climate Change Is Turning California’s Wildfire Season into Wildfire Year

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

A vineyard worker gets a drink from a cooler during a break from the heat as the temperature exceeded 100 degrees in California.

AP Photo/Napa Valley Register, Lianne Milton

March 21, 2022

Central Valley Farmworkers: Surviving Extreme Heat While Feeding the US

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

USDA

March 15, 2022

In California’s Central Valley, Drought Is a Growing Threat to Farms, Food, and People

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

Pablo Ortiz

March 7, 2022

Causes and Consequences of Epic Western US Drought

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration