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The vast majority of Californians support phasing out PFAS in clothing and textiles

Federal action on this little-known public health and environmental justice crisis is long overdue.

Legislators can protect California from these dangerous pesticides by passing AB 2146, a bill authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan.

To make good on these goals, the California legislature and the governor need to fund equitable building decarbonization programs in the state budget decisions they’re working on.

One of my friends recently suggested that the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant was on the verge of becoming “another Lazarus.” The analogy is misplaced.

AB 1931 would direct hundreds of millions of federal dollars to removing lead sources from our drinking water system. But the state and water utilities need to recognize they have a problem first.

A judge has decided that the port put the profits of its tenant, China Shipping, above of the health of harbor workers and local residents.

More than a dozen City Hall leaders violate California's water reporting requirements.

On June 14, San Jose's City Council unanimously took an important step to tackle the city's biggest source of climate-changing emissions: cars on the road.

As farmers grapple with everything from extreme weather events to heat stress to wildfires, and agriculture becomes less predictable in the face of a changing climate, it is essential for governments to help farmers transition to practices that increase resilience…

Accelerating the transition to an electric vehicle future will be key to achieve the state’s climate and air quality goals.

When President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, he made sure billions in transportation funding would come to California to modernize and clean up our transportation system. Two bills would help the state prioritize climate and equity in…

The inequity of this system has not diminished since the time it emerged—but rather, is glaringly apparent in times of drought.