By Sammy Roth | The Los Angeles Link to article The Bureau of Land Management published the final environmental analysis for another large Riverside County solar project, Desert Quartzite, in September, but has not yet issued an official “record of decision.” Link to article

By Maxine Joselow | Green Wire / E&E News Link to article You’ve probably heard the term “clean car rules.” But do you know what it actually means? Here are answers to some common questions about the climate rules for automobiles. Where did the rules originate? Former President Obama can reasonably claim credit for the […]

By Lisa Friedman | New York Timess Link to article WASHINGTON — As his coal mining company hurtled into bankruptcy, Robert E. Murray, the former chief executive, paid himself $14 million, handed his successor a $4 million bonus and earmarked nearly $1 million for casting doubt on man-made climate change, new court filings show. The […]

By Sammy Roth | Los Angeles Times Link to article Bill Brand spent two decades fighting to get the waterfront power plant in Redondo Beach torn down and replaced with a public park. Until recently, he was sure he had won. Regulators had set a deadline of Dec. 31, 2020, for owner AES Corp. to […]

By Nat Kreamer and Mark Ferron | CalMatters Link to article The wildfires and blackouts that have blighted our state are causing many Californians to question utility motivations, the effectiveness of regulators to protect citizens’ interests, and, ironically, the clean energy and grid investments that mitigate wildfire risk and improve electricity system reliability. To break […]

By Sammy Roth | Los Angeles Times Link to article As Los Angeles weans itself off the last of its coal-generated electricity, the city needs to replace that fuel with a climate-polluting natural gas plant in Utah, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power staff insisted Tuesday. But they also pledged the facility would eventually […]

By Dan Jacobson | The San Diego Union-Tribune Link to article We can install Community Resiliency Centers that rely on renewable power now, to beef up the grid, make our state safer from fire and help us when we need it most. State lawmakers have introduced legislation intended to help prevent wildfires and peremptory power […]

By Dan Jacobson | The San Diego Union-Tribune Link to article We can install Community Resiliency Centers that rely on renewable power now, to beef up the grid, make our state safer from fire and help us when we need it most. State lawmakers have introduced legislation intended to help prevent wildfires and peremptory power […]