climate change Newsom to sign corporate climate accountability bills By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | September 18, 2023 Companies will need to disclose their carbon footprint.
wildfires California lawmakers failed to fix the insurance market. So what comes next? By Alexei Koseff | CalMatters | September 14, 2023 Legislators weren’t able to reach a compromise that helps insurers with wildfire risk while also protecting homeowners.
California Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter By Phillip Reese | Kaiser Health News | September 8, 2023 Only once in the last 20 years — the heat wave of 2006 — has the death rate been higher than it was in 2022.
climate change California scales back electric car rebates to focus on lower-income car buyers By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | September 7, 2023 Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies.
California After farmworker’s death in Fresno-area heat, UFW and Sen. Padilla say it’s time for stronger protections at work By Nicole Foy | CalMatters | August 22, 2023 U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and the United Farm Workers union say a recent death in a tomatillo field was due to heat, but a coroner’s report doesn’t back that up.
California Potentially historic summer storm event to unfold in SoCal this weekend By Daniel Swain | Weather West | August 18, 2023 Weakening Hurricane Hilary will bring major and even historic impacts in some parts of Southern California.
climate change Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car. California may pay up to $300 million for fuel stations anyway By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | August 18, 2023 There are 12,000 hydrogen cars on the road and just two models for sale. Lawmakers are debating how much state money should support them.
climate change Will California’s push on electric vehicles reduce inequality — or deepen it? By Lynn La | CalMatters | August 18, 2023 An expert panel weighed in on the chicken-egg dilemma of cost, charging availability.
climate change In controversial vote, state extends phase-out of SoCal natural gas plants through 2026 By Rachel Becker | CalMatters | August 15, 2023 Three plants in Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Oxnard will be kept in reserve despite a state mandate to switch to clean energy by 2045.
Bay Area Why California wildfires are getting worse By Lynn La | CalMatters | August 15, 2023 A new interactive dashboard features current and historical information about wildfires in California.