Articles by Rachel Becker
March 2021
Premature or Precautionary? California Is First to Tackle Microplastics in Drinking Water
February 2021
Audit Slams State Air Board for ‘Overstating’ Greenhouse Gas Cuts
November 2020
GM Drops Trump Fight Against California Car Standards
October 2020
Unsafe to Drink: Wildfires Threaten Rural Towns With Tainted Water
September 2020
Newsom Orders State to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
Legislature Narrowly Rejects Nation’s Toughest Restrictions on Plastics
August 2020
Five Automakers Finalize Deal With California to Clean Up Car Emissions
July 2020
As Wildfire Season Looms, California Adds 900 Firefighters to Its Crews
June 2020
California Mandates Zero-Exhaust Big Rigs, Delivery Trucks
California Re-Evaluating Its Landmark Climate Strategy
A Collision of Epidemics: Coronavirus Disrupts Addiction Treatment
Babies and Oil Don’t Mix: Wells Linked to Low Birthweight
May 2020
State Eases Rules for Reopening Dine-In Restaurants, Stores
California Readies Army of Coronavirus Detectives
April 2020
Coronavirus Detectives: Here’s How Counties Try to Track Everyone Exposed
Frustrated Newsom Calls on Task Force to Fix Coronavirus Testing Shortfall
March 2020
48,600 Coronavirus Test Results Still Pending in California
How Overwhelmed Is California’s Health Care System About to Be?
Where California Stands With Coronavirus Testing Right Now
California Adds Online Triage for Coronavirus to Help With Test Shortages
February 2020
California Analysts Urge Lawmakers: Reject Gov. Newsom’s $1 Billion Climate Loan Proposal
January 2020
December 2019
California Weighs Controversial Rule to Tackle Truck Tailpipe Pollution
November 2019
California Says It Won’t Buy Cars From GM, Toyota, Others Opposing Tough Tailpipe Standards
As California Burns, Scientists Search the Smoke for Threats to Firefighter Health
October 2019
Nasty Letters. Funding Threats. Here’s Why California’s Clean Air Fight With the Feds Matters
Blunt Warning Says Californians Must Step Up to Meet Climate Goals
September 2019
Trump’s Dual Threat to California’s Car Deal
August 2019
Seabirds Eating Plastic. Recyclers Struggling. This Is What California’s Waste Crisis Looks Like
July 2019
Worried About Wildfires, Californians Ready to Spend, Vote to Fight Climate Change
California’s Emissions Deal With Automakers Dodges Trump EPA Plan to Gut Rules
California’s Pollution Enforcers Would Like to Save Tropical Forests. But at What Cost?
June 2019
Why a California Lawmaker Wants to Ban Cigarette Filters and Disposable Vapes
Why Fighting for Clean Water With Climate Change Money Worries Some California Lawmakers
No Longer the Loneliest? Why Oregon’s All-In Climate Push Matters to California
May 2019
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