This is the Dec. 29, 2022, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Another year gone […]
From escalating drought to a flood of funding; from epic wildlife encounters to unprecedented energy battles — 2022 was a momentous year for environmental issues in Southern California. In some ways, 2023 looks to be no […]
The 1970s were a long time ago. It might be hard to imagine, or remember, what it was like back then. So, I’ll paint you a picture: Inflation was skyrocketing, costs were soaring, Iran was […]
Update (1000ET): Some of the first views of building structure damage. * * * Update (0845ET): Humboldt County Emergency Services tweeted the 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck earlier this morning has caused “widespread damages to roads […]
Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Earlier in the year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to eliminate fossil fuel production in California by 2045. “We’ll create 4 million jobs, cut air pollution by 71%, and cut oil […]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of northern California, cutting power to tens of thousands. The quake, about 24 miles off the coast of the port city of Eureka, hit at 2:34am […]
The lease sale drew lower bid prices than similar sales held on the East Coast – an outcome that experts say reflects the uncertainties faced by the industry. The first offshore wind lease sale conducted […]
California greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2020, a side benefit from the COVID-19 shutdowns. The latest California Green Innovation Index found the state enjoyed some pandemic related improvements, but those gains may be lost when the 2021 […]
California sharply reduced incentive payments for rooftop solar power Thursday, taking a sledgehammer to a program that helped 1.5 million homes and businesses put solar panels on their roofs and made the state a leader […]
Enough money has been invested into long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies and projects over the past three years to result in 57GW of deployments. That’s according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, which added up […]
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