Yolo County Local News: Environment

Part 6 of a 8-part series on fossil fuels and other energy sources in California.

Wondering how oil, coal, and natural gas cause climate change? Here's a quick primer.

Developers are no longer required to include parking with many new housing projects.

Curbside recycling, biking to work, building greener—it’s all part of EA’s fight against the climate crisis.

New legislation accelerates California's self-mandate to convert to a carbon-free electrical grid by 2045. But can the state actually do it?

Under a new clean-air rule, sales of new gas-powered cars will be banned starting in 2035.

Biden's latest landmark bill could mean household savings for ordinary Californians.

How hydroelectric power works and why there’s debate over whether it helps slow climate change.

A new study says that climate change has increased the risk of a cataclysmic flood.

Some residents blame the deadly McKinney Fire on the decline of commercial logging. Are they right?

California has set an 'aspirational' goal of generating 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2045.

Putting more electric trucks and buses on California roads will improve air quality and grow local jobs. But for many fleets, the transition to electric will require innovative policy and finance solutions to get the job done on pace with climate targets.

Since the state's first CCA in 2010, this new way of delivering energy has spread quickly.

What are ‘CCAs’ and how are they helping California hold off climate change?

The largest California fire of 2022 exploded due to extreme climate conditions.

As California’s water levels continued to fall, residents increased their water consumption.

After record-setting fires in 2020 and 2021, the summer of 2022 could be even worse.