California Democrats Split on Tax Plan to Drive EV Sales October 19, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne A California ballot measure that would tax the rich to help put more electric cars on the road may seem...
California Electric Car Rule Includes Equity Goals September 1, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne Discounted prices, car-share programs and at least one million more public charging stations are among the ways California will try...
California to Phase out Gas Vehicles to Fight Climate Change August 26, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California set itself on a path Thursday to end the era of gas-powered cars, with air regulators adopting the world’s...
Settlement Blocks New Federal Fracking Leases in California August 3, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne Leasing for new oil and gas drilling on federal land in central California is temporarily blocked under a settlement announced...
California’s Sweeping Climate Plan Pleases Few June 27, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne Heat waves and drought gripping California highlight the urgency to slash fossil fuel use and remove planet-warming emissions from the...
California Trying to Reduce Flood Risk Along Rivers April 20, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California’s farm country sits a property being redesigned to...
California Plan Would Triple Sale of Electric Cars by 2026 April 18, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases, an...
California Drought Deepening as Wet Season is Anything But April 4, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and absent a heavy dose...
California Imposes New Round of Water Cuts to Deal with Severe Drought March 21, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year...
Settlement Bans Coal Storage in California City by 2027 November 16, 2021 By Kathleen Ronayne A private port operator in the San Francisco Bay Area that stores coal from Utah before it’s shipped to Asia...