October 3, 2021 – We already know the U.S. needs to wean itself off oil and gas to help the planet avoid the worst impacts of climate change. This spill illustrates that the threat to the coastal environment isn’t just hypothetical and that we need to move much faster to phase out coastal oil drilling. Read More →

– People began smelling oil off the Orange County coast on Friday afternoon. By Saturday, an oil slick was visible, with boaters along with dolphins and other marine life moving through it. Then overnight Saturday night and Sunday morning, oil begin to wash onto beaches and marshland along the Huntington Beach coast. Read More →

– “What we’re seeing here is the legacy of our addiction to fossil fuels — this is something that will keep happening unless we switch to clean energy,” said Jacqueline Savitz, chief policy officer for Oceana, a group working to protect the world’s oceans. “No matter how much you clean up a spill, there will always be oil that lingers for years and years.” Read More →

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 →