California

Brian Stalter/Unsplash

February 28, 2022

The Truck Industry’s Decades-long War on Stronger Pollution Controls

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Hush Naidoo Jade Photography

February 2, 2022

California Utilities Shut Off Power for Fewer People, But Too Many Are Still in the Dark

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Peter Szera (https://peterszera.com/)

December 16, 2021

Climate Change Impacts on California Central Valley: The Warning Shot the US Is Ignoring

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

Christopher Michel/Flickr

December 16, 2021

A California Climate Story

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Moritz Knoringer/Unsplash

December 14, 2021

California Energy: A 2021 Review and a Look Ahead

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Douglas Palmer/Flickr

December 14, 2021

Climate Experts at UCLA Sued by Fossil Fuel Industry Front Group

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Joel Muniz/Unsplash

December 13, 2021

Is California About to Give Up the Driver’s Seat on Electric Vehicles?

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection

November 8, 2021

World Leaders at COP Say ‘The World Is on Fire.’ People in Western US Are Living It

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

An image of California governor Gavin Newsome from a CA democratic convention

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

September 15, 2021

Newsom Wins. Now He Must Move Fast on Climate.

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

a photo of the Russell City Energy Center in Hayward, California, taken by the blog author on his tour. a sign on the chainlink fence in front of the plant reads, "welcome to the best damn plant in the fleet!"

Mark Specht

August 12, 2021

I Toured “the Best Damn Plant in the Fleet.” Two Years Later It Exploded.

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Kevin Dooley/Flickr

June 24, 2021

California Takes Big Step Towards Clean Electricity, But Not Without Stumbling

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Jennifer Gidaro/Flickr

June 14, 2021

Can the US Survive California’s Drought?

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

Brody Hessin/CC by 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

June 7, 2021

Is Another Brutal Heat and Wildfire Season in Store for US West? Here’s What We Know

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

A car windshield with Uber and Lyft stickers

Elvert Barnes/flickr

May 14, 2021

CA’s Clean Miles Standard Can Benefit Environment, Ridehailing Drivers- If Companies Step Up

Elizabeth Irvin
Former Contributor

D. Reichmuth/UCS

May 7, 2021

California Takes the Next Step Towards Ensuring Cleaner Cars and Trucks

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Open Grid Scheduler/flickr

March 10, 2021

Gov. Newsom’s Proposal to Invest $1 Billion in ZEV Infrastructure is a Smart Proposition

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

Nuclear Regulatory Commission/flickr

February 23, 2021

Diablo Canyon is Shutting Down. Is California Ready?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Nuclear Regulatory Commission/flickr

February 23, 2021

Diablo Canyon cerrará. ¿Está preparada California?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

jayRaz/flickr

February 18, 2021

Power Outages in Texas and California Have Less in Common than You Think

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Antandrus at English Wikipedia

February 4, 2021

California Energy: One Grid Under Too Many Assumptions

Adenike Adeyeye
Former Contributor

2019 black Chevrolet Bolt parked next to ocean

Varnent/Wikimedia

December 3, 2020

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Accelerating Transportation Electrification

Jeremy Martin
Director of Fuels Policy

Tom Brewster Photography/flickr

October 26, 2020

Five Facts about Energy Storage that Every Californian Should Know

Guest Commentary

This is Engineering/Flickr

October 13, 2020

How California Will Prepare Its Infrastructure for More Climate Catastrophes

Jason Barbose
Former Contributor

NOAA and California Department of Water Resources

October 7, 2020

El cambio climático representa un gran desafío para la gestión del agua en California

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration