LA’s Battle Against Smog Isn’t Over
By Judith Lewis Mernit June 18, 2023In order to finally clear the air, Los Angeles needs to stop burning fossil fuels
Can Anything Stop the Backyard Drillers?
By Judith Lewis Mernit May 27, 2023A California law banned them, but the oil industry won a do-over—and freedom to drill near homes, schools, and hospitals
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oil
A School Bus That Doesn't Poison the Children
By Judith Lewis Mernit December 18, 2022West Virginia isn't big on clean energy, but children's health isn't up for debate
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electric vehicles
Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone
By Judith Lewis Mernit September 12, 2022Online retailing delivers a public health problem
It’s the Beginning of the End for Oil Drilling in Los Angeles
By Judith Lewis Mernit February 10, 2022The backstory of how the nation’s second-argest city voted to move beyond oil
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oil
Air So Dirty You Can Catch It in a Bucket
By Judith Lewis Mernit December 30, 2021In California's Central Valley, the hard part is figuring out what's not polluting the air
Two Cheers for California’s New Oil and Gas Setbacks
By Judith Lewis Mernit November 6, 2021New drilling rigs need to be a kilometer away from homes, schools, and hospitals, but old ones stay
Past Time to Shut Down Offshore Drilling
By Judith Lewis Mernit October 5, 2021Aging infrastructure and a bottom-feeding oil company caused the Southern California spill, but only because we let them
Two Cheers for California’s Fracking Ban
By Judith Lewis Mernit April 28, 2021Gavin Newsom did what no other oil-state governor has—but more is needed
Georgia Solar Company Bets Big on Batteries
Adapted from an interview by Judith Lewis Mernit March 4, 2021Lacking other incentives, rooftop solar customers need to bank their joules