October 1, 2021 – Alexandra Nagy, California director of the environmental group Food and Water Watch, says Newsom must step up. “There’s a lot more work that needs to be done, and a lot more leadership that needs to be shown,” she told me. Read More →

September 29, 2021 – If decisive action isn’t taken, my generation will have to endure the impending consequences of droughts and wildfires. Read More →

September 25, 2021 – If decisive action isn’t taken, my generation will have to endure the impending consequences of droughts and wildfires. Read More →

September 15, 2021 – Amid drought and wildfire crises, the state’s powerful industries have stymied 12 bills meant to address climate change and industry accountability. Read More →

August 16, 2021 – While the Western United States and other regions around the world endure intensifying wildfires that climate scientists have long warned of, the California town Greenville garnered global attention on Thursday after the Dixie Fire—now over 322,000 acres—”leveled” much of the tiny community. Read More →

August 5, 2021 – While the Western United States and other regions around the world endure intensifying wildfires that climate scientists have long warned of, the California town Greenville garnered global attention on Thursday after the Dixie Fire—now over 322,000 acres—”leveled” much of the tiny community. Read More →

August 4, 2021 – The quality of the air one breathes shouldn’t depend on your zip code. As we gear up to return to post-pandemic life, we need to change the societal divisions COVID-19 highlighted. Read More →

August 3, 2021 – On the list of top U.S. states for oil production, California ranks seventh, which is undoubtedly a surprise to many who focus on the state’s green and progressive environmental laws. Thanks to those laws, the California Air Resources Board collects data not only on the amount of oil extracted from every oil field in the state, but on how much energy is required to get each barrel of crude out of the ground. Read More →

July 30, 2021 – Amid record heat waves, fires, and a federal energy and climate policy landscape that is in some ways even more aggressive than California’s, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently asked state agencies to accelerate their clean energy, environmental justice and climate protection goals. Read More →

July 21, 2021 – Backers of the campaign to fire Gov. Gavin Newsom are hoping that Californians will keep some things in mind when they cast their vote in the Sept. 14 recall election. Read More →