Articles by Julie Cart
November 2024
Trump Has Promised to ‘End’ Offshore Wind. What Will That Mean for California’s Big Bet?
August 2024
July 2024
Toilet Paper and Flat Tires — the Strange Ways That Californians Ignite Wildfires
June 2024
‘Excruciatingly Slow’: Delays in Workers’ Comp Payments Harm Firefighters, Frustrate Therapists
May 2024
California Sides With Big Utilities, Trimming Incentives for Community Solar Projects
January 2024
What’s Happened Since California Cut Home Solar Payments? Demand Has Plunged 80%
November 2023
Blue Power: Will Ocean Waves Be California’s New Source of Clean Energy?
October 2023
‘A Massive Enterprise’: California’s Offshore Wind Farms Are on a Fast Track
July 2023
Drones, Satellites and AI: How California Fights Its Unpredictable Wildfires With Analytics
May 2023
Firefighters’ Mental Health Is at Risk. A California Bill Could Help.
March 2023
Newsom’s Climate Budget Would Slash Funds That Protect Coast
Jump-Starting Electric Car Batteries: Will Supply Problems Stall California’s Mandate?
December 2022
California’s Residential Solar Rules Overhauled
BY THE NUMBERS: California’s Mild 2022 Wildfire Season
November 2022
California Commission Overhauls Rooftop Solar Proposal
August 2022
Wrangling Over Renewable Energy: Counties Push Back on Newsom Administration Usurping Local Control
June 2022
Slow Burn: Cal Fire Has Failed to Fight PTSD, Heavy Workloads
March 2022
Audit: California Utilities Aren’t Doing Enough to Reduce Wildfire Threats
November 2021
Winged Warning: Migrating Birds Hit Hard by California’s Drought
July 2021
Thieves Are Stealing California’s Scarce Water. Where’s It Going? Illegal Marijuana Farms
April 2021
Unwelcome and Tough to Evict: California’s Costly, Uphill Battle Against Invasive Species
March 2021
Coastal Commission Phases Out Offroading at Southern California Dune Complex
Rising Seas, Worsening Wildfires Endanger California Parks
February 2021
Will California’s Desert Be Transformed Into Lithium Valley?
September 2020
California’s Ancient ‘Asbestos’ Forests No Longer Seem Immune
August 2020
Wildfire Funding Bill Poised to Die in California Legislature
The West Is Burning, So California Struggles to Find Help Fighting Its Wildfires
California Lawmakers Propose Last-Minute Bill Providing Funds for Fighting Wildfires
June 2020
Filling Trump Void, California Steps in to Protect Birds, Wetlands
April 2020
Back Off the Beach and the Rising Sea? No Way, California Cities Say
March 2020
To Help Californians Endure Fire-Related Power Cutoffs, State Ponders New Rules for Utilities
January 2020
Bonds on the Ballot: Will Billions of Dollars Help California Cope With Climate Change?
November 2019
Five Things to Know About Microgrids
October 2019
California Pursues a Holy Grail: High-Tech Data to Predict How Wildfire Will Spread
Cleaning Up Paradise as a Grim Anniversary Nears
September 2019
Demise of Key Environment Bill Could Escalate California’s Water Wars
Water Dispute Bedevils Bill to Blunt Trump’s Environment Aims
August 2019
What to Know as California’s Peak Fire Months Loom
Can California Put Cars in the Rear-View Mirror?
July 2019
BLEEP BLOOP ZOOM: California Steers Toward a Future of Self-Driving Cars
California’s New Wildfire Plan: 5 Things to Know
June 2019
Newsom’s New Proposals on Wildfire Costs Walk a Political Tightrope
‘Clean’ Freight Traffic Is Elusive as California Rolls Toward Zero Emissions
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