Expert Blogs

Congress should address the real affordability crisis—not waste time turning decade-old clean car standards into a political boogeyman. 

The law standardizes food date labeling and helps prevent food waste across the state.

The state legislature leads the way with new health and environmental bills.

California is re-evaluating how to more equitably reduce the catastrophic wildfire risk that’s driving up electricity bills and insurance premiums.

AB 2447, the Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act, would require the state to protect clean water for people and ecosystems by reducing excess nitrogen from irrigated agriculture.

The hundreds of millions of dollars that gas utilities plan to spend to replace gas pipelines could instead go toward helping customers transition to clean energy—all while cutting bills.

The California legislature passed a package of climate action bills as the Trump administration backslides on federal commitments.

This move comes at a time when investment in decarbonization is critical in order to ensure that the state can deliver on its emission reduction requirements while ensuring energy affordability.

California’s state legislature, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, and New York City Council pass lifesaving cooling bills.

A regional electricity market can help California lower costs, improve reliability, and accelerate clean energy—AB825 paves the way.

California prioritizes 500 new truck charging ports, providing a model for other states. 

Manufactured homes provide affordable housing for more than one million Californians, yet they disproportionately rely on fossil fuel heating. Expanding access to electrification is a matter of climate action, public health, and housing justice.

This year marks a turning point in the fight to protect communities from climate and health harms.

FERC’s approval of Markets+ portends western grid fragmentation.

California is making strides in reducing emissions while the economy continues to grow. 

A new white paper from Energy + Environmental Economics offers California utility regulators key next steps for securing an affordable transition off of gas. 

Federal Highways Administration funding could help Caltrans unlock emission reductions from concrete and asphalt used in state transportation infrastructure.

California could become the first state to regulate pesticide-treated seeds, a massive and largely unchecked source of widespread pesticide pollution.