Laura Klivans

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to have zero-emissions. President-elect Trump has said he would role back the rules.

Climate change is making schoolyard play dangerously hot. California has a solution

Laura Klivans

As the world warms, schoolyards are becoming a safety hazard due to heat. California has earmarked $150 million for greening schoolyard in an attempt to bring temperatures down.

A startup is helping California remove carbon from the air to meet climate goals

Laura Klivans

California will need to remove about 100 million tons of heat-trapping gasses each year to meet its ambitious climate goals. A new startup stepped in and is attracting millions to support the effort.

Report finds truck manufacturers are privately lobbying to weaken U.S. climate policy

Laura Klivans

A report from a climate policy think tank finds that some auto makers and industry trade groups have privately lobbied to weaken U.S. climate policy while publicly promoting zero-emission trucks.

How Congress' Hydrofluorocarbon Legislation Will Affect Your Groceries

Laura Klivans

Over the next 15 years, the U.S. is set to slash the use of powerful greenhouse gases used in refrigerants. That means changes to your grocery store, a switch that's already underway in California.

Marquita Price outside her grandmother's house in East Oakland. She worries that contaminated rising groundwater threatens the health of her family and their assets.

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Near Coasts, Rising Seas Could Also Push Up Long-Buried Toxic Contamination

Laura Klivans

Along some coastlines toxic contamination could seep into basements or broken sewage lines in coming years. In California's Bay Area, regulators are grappling with how to protect people.

Gov. Newsom Orders 19 California Counties To Partially Shut Down

Laura Klivans

After slowly reopening in recent weeks, large parts of California are shutting down again after jumps in COVID-19 numbers. Restaurants and bars are taking a big hit.