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Gray industrial towers and stacks rise up from behind the pitched roofs of warehouse buildings against a gray-blue sky, with a row of yellow-gold barrels with black lids lined up in the foreground to the right of a portable toilet.
According to the annual California Green Innovation Index released by Next 10 last week, California is off track from meeting its climate goals for the year 2030, as well as reaching carbon neutrality by 2045.
A row of cows stands in individual cages along a line of light-colored enclosures, placed along a dirt path under a blue sky dotted with white puffy clouds.
California is considering changes to a program that has incentivized dairy biogas, to transform methane emissions into a source of natural gas. Neighbors are pushing for an end to the subsidies because of its impact on air quality and possible water pollution.
blue themed graphic including electric vehicles are charging stations, wind turbines and trees, 2023 in reference to year
The U.S. may have a long way to go in its decarbonization goals, but these stories show signs of progress in climate solutions.
A group of masked protestors wearing blue T-shirts that read in white lettering "SHIP IT TO ZERO" hold signs with Amazon logos, reading "COMMIT TO ZERO EMISSIONS SHIPS BY 2030" and "19 YEARS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT"
After years of being accused of "greenwashing" because of their splashy promises to tackle climate change, now some corporations are choosing not to publicize their climate goals — a strategy that's being called "greenhushing."
A gathering of youths walk along a sidewalk.
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In a landmark climate case, a judge in Montana has ruled in favor of a group of young people who had sued the state for violating their constitutional rights as it pushed policies that encouraged the use of fossil fuels.
A stylized image of hydrogen tanks marked "H2" with a wind turbine and the sun in the background, on top of a pile of coal
Using electricity to make "clean" hydrogen, which doesn't release carbon dioxide when burned, could be an elegant climate solution for our energy needs — or it could prop up a dirty grid and perpetuate the use of natural gas.
A fist clutches a wad of $100 bills between protest signs that read "One World" and "Keep Abortion Legal"
Corporate promises to address society's biggest problems, like abortion rights and climate change, are rife with hypocrisy — including privately lobbying against the social change they publicly support. And they often conflict with corporations' ultimate goal: to make a profit.
An aerial view of Los Angeles from Runyon Canyon, with the skyline obscured by smog in the background
California activists paved the way for defining climate change as an air pollution problem. Now it's federal law, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
A gas heater sticks out of a green trash bin with an outline of the state of California on its side.
California has become the first state in the U.S. to legally mandate ending the use of natural gas in existing buildings — particularly in appliances like heaters — in an attempt to curb air pollution and reduce the reliance on fossil fuels.
A pumpjack oil pump rises from the middle of a residential community in a city.
The California state legislature passed a slate of bills that tighten up its climate plans, including those addressing oil drilling, greenhouse gas emissions, carbon offsets and other climate goals.
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