To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global Landscape of Climate Finance methodology. In doing so, aim to fill a gap in comprehensive data on both past spending and …
Over the past several years, third-party-ownership (TPO) structures for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems have become the predominant ownership model in the US residential market. Under a TPO contract, the PV system host typically makes payments to the third-party owner of the system. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the total TPO contract …
Declines in the number of large trees in temperate and tropical forests have attracted attention, given their disproportionate importance to forest structure, function, and carbon storage. Yet, factors responsible for these declines are unclear. By comparing historic (1930s) and contemporary (2000s) surveys of California forests, we document that across 120,000 …
The White Clay Creek dam was the first ever removed in the state of Delaware, but it was far from the only one removed in the United States last year. On Tuesday, the conservation group American Rivers announced that 72 dams were torn down or blown up in 2014, restoring …
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was just off the coast and caused light shaking in some parts of the North Coast area, including Ferndale and Eureka. The USGS said the temblor was also felt farther inland in Chico and Red Bluff. On social media, some residents …
You've likely heard all about how climate change is impacting our forests, changing how fast they grow, and which species grow fastest. Now, new research has revealed that a warming clime is even impacting forest in California, where a statewide change in tree species and density has been occurring for …
Bengaluru will go California way in reducing pollution levels to reclaim the tag of 'Garden City,' if one were to go by what the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) says. Bengaluru will go California way in reducing pollution levels to reclaim the tag of ‘Garden City,’ if one were …
U.S. solar companies boosted their employee rolls by 22 percent last year, and now employ 86 percent more workers than they did in 2010, driven by rising demand in the world’s third-largest market. Almost 174,000 people are working in the U.S. solar industry, compared with 143,000 in 2013 and 93,500 …
Most of California will still be in drought in April even though conditions will probably improve across the southern part of the state, according to the latest forecast from the U.S. Climate Prediction Center. Seasonal rains and the potential for a weak El Nino forming in the equatorial Pacific have …
California puts limits on tear gas-like pesticide chloropicrin used for strawberries and other crops California farmers must restrict their use of a tear gas-like pesticide applied to strawberries and other crops under new rules designed to protect farmworkers and people who live, work and go to school near agricultural fields. …
99 Cents Only Stores has agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle accusations that its operations improperly stored, handled and disposed of hazardous and pharmaceutical waste. An investigation found that the retailer's 251 stores and distribution centers in California were allegedly tossing hazardous materials into company trash bins …
Safeway, Vons stores dumped medicines and batteries in landfills, prosecutors allege Safeway Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle allegations that its grocery stores improperly disposed of hazardous waste and customers' medical information in California. The agreement comes after an investigation found that the Pleasanton company was …
Washington and Northern Californian shores have been seeing a very alarming (and rather smelly) sight over the last few months. The carcasses of thousands of small birds have been washing ashore, and scientists along the Pacific Coast are scrambling to understand why. The annual Audubon Bird Count: it happens every …
California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday set goals to improve the state's environment for the next 15 years by cutting petroleum use and increasing electricity derived from renewable sources to 50 percent. During his fourth inaugural address and state of the state speech, Brown said he would seek to reduce …
Google on Monday announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested. “We're going to be spending the holidays zipping around our test track, and we hope to see you on the streets of Northern California in the new year,“ the Internet titan's …
Research is underway to bring out new varieties of roses, including coloured and drought resistant varieties, a top official of World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) said here today. There were lot of export opportunities for roses across the globe, but due to global warming, problems exist in their production, …
AT&T; Inc (T.N) will pay $52 million in civil penalties and environmental compliance as part of a settlement with California over illegal dumping of hazardous waste but won't be required to clean up the resulting contamination, state officials said on Thursday. State officials said it marked the first enforcement action …
A century ago, this sweep of mountains on the Canadian border boasted some 150 ice sheets, many of them scores of feet thick, plastered across summits and tucked into rocky fissures high above parabolic valleys. Today, perhaps 25 survive. In 30 years, there may be none. A warming climate is …
A shallow magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening 2 miles from San Juan Bautista, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 10:26 p.m. PST at a depth of 3.7 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 7 miles from Hollister, Calif., 7 miles from …
- Levels of a type of pesticide commonly used in backyard gardens and on farms have increased in urban and rural watersheds in California, the state said in a report released Wednesday. Pyrethroid pesticides, which are similar to chemicals produced naturally in chrysanthemum flowers, have replaced older, more toxic chemicals …
Officials in San Francisco and Berkeley are considering what they say would be a first-in-the-nation move to require warnings about climate change to be placed at gas pumps at filling stations in the two California cities. In famously liberal Berkeley, the City Council voted on Tuesday to draft an ordinance …
