Western US States

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July 29, 2025

Why More Frequent Wildfires and Extreme Rainfall Are a Particularly Perilous Combo

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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June 17, 2025

Railroads Are Running Dirty Diesel Trains Through Communities and No One Is Doing Anything About It

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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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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November 22, 2024

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

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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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

A firefighter drinks water in Oregon during a controlled burn to try to contain wildfires in the state.

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July 26, 2024

Climate Change Fuels Catastrophic Wildfires Across the Western U.S. and Canada

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

close-up photo of two men's hands exchanging a stack of $100 bills in a dimly lit room; one of the men is wearing a business suit

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June 12, 2024

Who’s Doing Chevron’s Dirty Work in California?

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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June 3, 2024

What You Need to Know about Advanced Clean Fleets: Funding, Flexibility, and FAQs

Sam Wilson
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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May 13, 2024

The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

Remnants of burned houses in a neighborhood in Paradise, California, 8 months after the 2019 Camp Fire.

Frank Schulenburg/Wikimedia Commons

April 29, 2024

New California Legislation Would Help Us Better Understand Wildfire Health Impacts

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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February 15, 2024

California Regulators Increased Their Clean Energy Ambition. Will They Deliver?

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

A white man wearing a casual button-down shirt is holding a bunch of multicolored carrots with the greens still on. They look recently picked.

Andrew Scheer/Flickr

November 27, 2023

Why Do Baby Carrots Drink So Much Water?

UCS Science Network

A real-life 'Rosie the Riveter': a woman wearing a Rosie-style bandana works on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in California.

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October 10, 2023

California Can Do It

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

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October 5, 2023

What Happened in the California Legislature in 2023?

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

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September 26, 2023

Will California Take This Small, but Important Step Toward a More Equitable Water Rights System?

Amanda Fencl
Director of Climate Science, Climate and Energy

US Department of Energy

August 29, 2023

California Must Extend Zero Emission Vehicle Funding from “AB 8 Fees”

Daniel Barad
Western States Policy Manager

J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida

August 23, 2023

We Reviewed More Than 150 Papers on Water Management. Here’s What We Learned.

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

An electric car charges at a transportable, off-grid, solar powered, solar tracking, electric vehicle charger at a National Renewable Energy Laboratory facility.

U.S. Department of Energy/Flickr

August 16, 2023

EVs Can Support Power Grid Reliability and Reduce Costs. Here’s How.

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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August 16, 2023

California Has a Chance to Ensure EVs Get Even Better With Bidirectional Charging

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

Trinh Trần/Pexels

August 8, 2023

Can California Cropland Be Repurposed for Community Solar?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

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August 7, 2023

In California, Car Buyers Are Choosing Electricity Over Gasoline in Record Numbers

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Los Angeles City Hall, an imposing art deco-style building, surrounded by blue skies and palm trees.

Cnugent69/Pixabay

July 13, 2023

Angelenos Could Lead the Nation in Strengthening Democracy

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

a highway filled with lots of traffic under a bridge

Sebastian Enrique/Unsplash

June 6, 2023

Replacing California’s Oldest and Dirtiest Cars Will Save Money and Lives

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

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June 5, 2023

California Agriculture Could Use an Ancient History Lesson

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist