California’s Story: How Did It Get Here?

November 8, 2019

California has long been on the frontlines of environmental protection. These days, however, the state is also on the frontlines of a destabilized...

The Land of Dreams and Drought

August 9, 2019

The California dream, with its promise of never-ending sunshine, fertile soil and rivers running with gold, has been beckoning people west for...

California Gubernatorial Candidates on Climate One

May 30, 2018

For 15 years, California Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown charted a steady bi-partisan course as climate leaders. Their combined...

California's Climate Crusade

August 30, 2017

Some environmentalists said the law extending California’s cap and trade system to 2030 is a sellout to the oil industry and it shortchanges...

Water Whiplash

May 25, 2017

Over the past few years, many parts of the country have experienced wetter wets and drier drys. California has seen five years of severe drought...

C1 Revue: Does Greening The Economy Leave Some People Behind?

April 30, 2017

Cities are leading the way in the greening of America’s economy. From urban parks and farms to microgrids and living buildings, dynamic urban...

C1 Revue: Can Our Connected Lives Be Green and Safe?

April 4, 2017

California has committed to getting one-half of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2030. But clean energy advocates say the state...

Killing the Colorado

February 16, 2017

Every year, 41 million Americans take more water out of the Colorado than nature puts into it. How can we continue to share an ever-shrinking...

C1 Revue: Political and Climate Disruption

January 1, 2017

2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a...

C1 Revue: The Future of Oil and Nuclear Power

January 1, 2017

2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a...