California

Mike Lewelling/National Park Service

October 6, 2020

5 of California’s 6 Largest Fires on Record Are Burning Now: The Astonishing 2020 Wildfire Season in Context

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Mel/Flickr

September 25, 2020

Democratizing California’s Most Powerful Regulator

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Andrew Roberts/Unsplash

September 25, 2020

Why is the Transition to Clean Cars by 2035 Critical? To Avoid Worsening Impacts of Climate Change and Air Pollution

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

NASA Worldview

September 14, 2020

In the US West Scorched by Wildfires, We Can Barely Breathe. It’s Going to Get Worse.

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Lisa Brettschneider/flickr

August 20, 2020

California Moves Forward to Address Pollution from Heavy-Duty Trucks

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

mrapplegate/Flickr

August 18, 2020

Are California’s Rotating Blackouts a Sign of a Broken Grid?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Self-Help Enterprises

July 30, 2020

Groundwater Sustainability is a Necessity More Than Ever

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

T. Toochinda/Unsplash

May 12, 2020

Pandemic’s Stay-at-Home Order Shrinks California Energy Demand

Adenike Adeyeye
Former Contributor

J. O'Dea/UCS

April 29, 2020

The Biggest Step To-Date on Electric Trucks

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

Wolfgang Rottmann/Unsplash

March 3, 2020

California’s Electric Sector is About to Veer Off Track in Fight Against Climate Change

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Jennifer Gidaro/Flickr

January 24, 2020

Will Climate Change Impact My Retirement? CalPERS, CalSTRS Reports Shed Some Light

Nicole Pinko
Former Contributor

GRID Alternatives

December 20, 2019

As the San Joaquin Valley Grows Hotter, Questions Arise About Future Power Grid Reliability

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

Daniel Parks/Flickr

December 16, 2019

Lessons from California in 2019: The Challenges of Adapting to Climate Change

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Pawel Loj/Flickr

December 3, 2019

How Civic Engagement is Protecting the 2020 Census in California

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Gas plant in California with pipeline in foreground

John Ciccarelli/BLM

November 25, 2019

Why Can’t California Shake Its Natural Gas Habit?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Moss Landing Power Plant stacks visible behind the dunes.

Wayne Hsieh/Flickr

November 18, 2019

Why Isn’t California Turning Down the Gas?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

PV system at Lick Wilmerding school in San Francisco, California

mjmonty/Flickr

November 7, 2019

Climate Change Affects Students’ Well-Being: Case Study of Extreme Heat in San Joaquin Valley and Need for Climate-Smart Schools

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

brewbooks/Flickr

November 6, 2019

Development to Meet San Joaquin Valley’s Population Growth, Extreme Temperature Must be Climate-Smart

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer

November 1, 2019

California Wildfires and Power Outages Signal Long Road Ahead, But Climate Ambition Sets the Right Course

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

A chromolithograph print of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago

Library of Congress, no known restrictions on publication.

October 31, 2019

The Current War: Why Did Westinghouse (AC) Beat Edison (DC)?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Jimmy O'Dea/UCS

October 25, 2019

A Policy to Increase the Availability of Electric Trucks

Jimmy O'Dea
Former Contributor

VIktor Hanacek/Picjumbo

October 9, 2019

Do Renewables Lead to Increased Air Pollution from California Power Plants?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

Photo: Gage Skidmore

September 16, 2019

Trump’s Witch Hunt Against California and Carmakers

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Photo: Prayitno/Flickr

September 6, 2019

Trump Administration Goes After States for Protecting the Environment

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation