Wildfires loom all over, but the rural counties with poor and elderly residents face the greatest threats.
The proposed legislation would direct the state’s public pension funds to cease investment in oil, gas and coal companies.
23 California legislators who failed to support clean energy bills have taken a combined $1.58 million from the oil and gas industry.
Kalmus, a climate scientist and activist, explains why we need to act now, and fast, to forestall calamity.
Fossil fuel companies are pushing for investment in emission-reducing technologies critics say are unproven or even harmful.
Three bills may fall victim to a new push for more oil drilling.
Hoping to land federal infrastructure funds, New Mexico is partnering with other Western states on the proposal.
The state’s record $8.47 billion budget bill lacks adequate funding to monitor oil and gas operations and combat climate change.
Emails show how the industry weakened emissions legislation and pushed back on cap-and-trade reforms.
While most producers dramatically increased their reporting, the state’s largest natural gas producer’s numbers haven’t budged.
Sen. Bob Hertzberg declined to vote on bills that would have enshrined new regulations in the law.
Ensuring good clean energy jobs for oil and gas workers may be the key to bringing trade unions and climate activists together.
Climate goals can suffer when job quality is pitted against protecting the planet and vulnerable communities.
Amid drought and wildfire crises, the state’s powerful industries have stymied 12 bills meant to address climate change and industry accountability.
While New Mexico sizzles and the West burns, methane emissions from the state’s biggest oilfield keep rising.
As the state gradually emerges from the pandemic, an economic hangover lingers over the wine industry.
Despite Democrats’ supermajority and an environmental emergency, climate bills are hitting a wall in the California Senate.
News that focuses only on energy production numbers and not the effects of petroleum gushing from wells is typical of oil and gas reporting.
After living through a spate of record-breaking wildfires, some Californians are opting to leave the state.
From Covering Climate Now and The Nation
With warming environments, landscapes are shifting. But life is still abundant.