Climate Reporting

A young woman wearing tshirt and jeans stands in front of their home where heat pumps were installed.

Farmworkers in the Hottest Part of California Find State Funds to Cool Their Homes and Save on Energy

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Can an AI-Guided Robot Help a California City Resist Sea Level Rise and Sequester Carbon?

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Methane Makeover: As California Dairies Race to Cut Emissions, Some Solutions Face Pushback

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Effort to Curb Southern California Rail Yard Pollution Stalls Under Trump

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Teresa Cheng’s Caffeinated Mission to Decarbonize California Manufacturing

A man looks at the inside of a green EV with others in the background.

A California Network of Black Churches Is Embracing Solar Energy, EV Charging

A farmer stands in a golden field with cows and a tractor.

A $30 million deal opens a contentious new chapter for Point Reyes

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Allensworth Rising: A Fight for Water

A gas meter outside a house.

In California, a Push to Decommission Gas Lines in Low-Income Neighborhoods Moves Forward

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The Path to a Just Transition for Benicia’s Refinery Workers

Two people -- a man and a woman -- in red hats and dark coats with camera gear on a boat standing in front of a body of water.

In a tiny boat 7,800 miles from UC Berkeley, graduate students made a daring documentary

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Solar Canal Pilot May One Day Help California Achieve its Ambitious Climate, Energy Goals

A male technician installs an electrical heat pump.

Do Heat Pumps Save You Money? In California, It Depends on Your Electric Utility

A male hiker wearing a backpack stands in front of a group of very large trees with his hand touching one of them.

Trump Takes Aim at the People Who Protect National Parks From Climate Change

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RYSE Says it Can’t Fully Use Solar-Powered Emergency Shelter Due to PG&E Delays

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Charging forward: ‘Lithium Valley’ could offer prosperity for marginalized area of California

A contractor stands in a hallway examining a panel before putting in a bid to work on a solar panel installation and the transition to electric heat pumps and other appliances.

Building Decarbonization Could Push Out Low-Income Renters. A San Francisco Program Hopes to Prevent That

Three contractors stand in a driveway using a laser pointer to talk through installation strategy.

Why Climate Change is Fueling Efforts to Bring Pay Equity to Home Electrification Industry

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The Solar Battery You Already Own

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Bay Area Climate Justice Groups Fear Losing Progress if Federal Funding is Withdrawn

Seven people stand around a compost pile with rakes.

How California Boosted Composting — but Broke Local Composters in the Process

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California Cities Planned to Shut off Gas in New Buildings, but a Lawsuit Turned it Back On. Now What?

A man with brown hair and mustache wears a green tanktop standing next to a brown water heater.

California Wants Homes to Go All-Electric. But What if You Don’t Have Enough Money?

A woman with long dark hair in a ponytail cooking in a kitchen.

New Pilot Program Says Using Induction Stoves Can Make Home Air Healthier

A man wearing a polo shirt stands in front of a yellow house.

Will PG&E’S New Rates Help More People Electrify Their Homes?

A roofer works on top of a housing development while the sun shines brightly behind them, during a June 2021 heatwave.

Climate change is fueling extreme heat. Who’s looking out for the most vulnerable Americans?

Katie Rodriguez ('23) reports on the risk extreme heat poses to older Americans and how "buddy" programs are emerging to help.

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Drought in the Klamath Basin inflames a decades-old war over water and fish

Anne Marshall-Chalmers ('22) reports on how the drought has fueled tensions between farmers and Klamath tribes.

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