California Regulators Punt Controversial Decision on Rooftop Solar The Public Utilities Commission delays a decision on how to finance renewable energy By James Steinbauer February 28, 2022 In this story: solar, renewable energy
ICYMI: Flaming Porsches, Invading Russians & No Kangaroos Missing in Denmark A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber February 25, 2022 In this story: climate change
Ukraine Conflict Forces Europe to Reckon With Its Fossil Gas Dependence Germany puts major Russian gas pipeline “on ice” By Jonathan Thompson February 24, 2022 In this story: oil, methane gas, politics
ICYMI: Mosquitoes Prefer Red, Sea Level to Rise by a Foot & Koalas Are Endangered A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber February 18, 2022 In this story: climate change
Texas Storm Uri Hit People With Disabilities Hard Their experiences reveal big holes in the state’s disaster planning By Krystal Vasquez February 19, 2022 In this story: climate change
Salmon Returned to California Creeks. Now Drought Has Too. After a wet fall, the recent lack of rain leaves fish eggs high and dry By Jeremy Miller February 16, 2022 In this story: salmon, fish, climate change
Invasive Species Aren’t Always the Bad Guys For some plants struggling to keep up with climate change, invasive species may be the lifeline they need By Isobel Whitcomb February 17, 2022 In this story: invasive species, science, climate change
ICYMI: Artificial Olympics, EV Sales Surge & Yellowstone’s “Zone of Death” A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber February 12, 2022 In this story: climate change
It’s the Beginning of the End for Oil Drilling in Los Angeles The backstory of how the nation’s second-argest city voted to move beyond oil By Judith Lewis Mernit February 10, 2022 In this story: oil
Oil and Gas Companies Routinely Frack With “Trade Secret” Chemicals, Including PFAS A year-long investigation sheds new light on how communities and regulators are kept in the dark By Jonathan Hahn February 9, 2022 In this story: fracking, PFAS, drilling, oil, toxics