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An oil pump painted white with red accents stands mid-pump on a dirt road under a blue, cloudy sky with a green, grassy slope in the background.

An oil pump painted white with red accents stands mid-pump on a dirt road under a blue, cloudy sky with a green, grassy slope in the background.

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Stop Saving the Planet?

California’s First Carbon Capture Project: Vital Climate Tool or License to Pollute?

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.

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.

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A Battle Is Underway Over California’s Lucrative Dairy Biogas Market

blue themed graphic including electric vehicles are charging stations, wind turbines and trees, 2023 in reference to year

blue themed graphic including electric vehicles are charging stations, wind turbines and trees, 2023 in reference to year

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A Look Back at Climate Solutions In 2023

EVs

A mixed group of workers standing closely together in a crowd with arms raised, holding protest posters that read "UAW STAND UP COLA AND FAIR PAY NOW" and "RECORD PROFITS RECORD CONTRACTS"

A mixed group of workers standing closely together in a crowd with arms raised, holding protest posters that read "UAW STAND UP COLA AND FAIR PAY NOW" and "RECORD PROFITS RECORD CONTRACTS"

How the Shift to Electric Vehicles Is Fueling the United Auto Workers Union Strike

Blue electric trucks are parked in a lot, with a close up of the side of one truck that reads "ZERO EMISSIONS" and "THIS TRUCK IS POWERED BY 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY"

Blue electric trucks are parked in a lot, with a close up of the side of one truck that reads "ZERO EMISSIONS" and "THIS TRUCK IS POWERED BY 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY"

California and Manufacturers Strike Deal Over Zero-Emission Trucks

A white electric vehicle is plugged in at an Electric Vehicle Charging Station outside next to a building under a blue sky

A white electric vehicle is plugged in at an Electric Vehicle Charging Station outside next to a building under a blue sky

California Bill Could Make EVs Supply Electricity for Homes

California Officially Phases Out Diesel Trucks On Path to Zero Emissions

A Congolese man wearing a white T-shirt stands in a green field in the foreground with his back to the camera, looking at a huge mound of a mining site beyond power lines and a smokestack in the background

A Congolese man wearing a white T-shirt stands in a green field in the foreground with his back to the camera, looking at a huge mound of a mining site beyond power lines and a smokestack in the background

Jump-Starting Electric Car Batteries: Will Supply Problems Stall California's Mandate?

California Is Racing to Electrify Trucks. Can the Industry Keep Up?

A flat landscape is dominated with rectangular sections in a grid pattern, some colored in shades of green, blue and turquoise

A flat landscape is dominated with rectangular sections in a grid pattern, some colored in shades of green, blue and turquoise

A Zero-Emissions Future ... Without the Mining Boom?

A nighttime scene of a man standing as he charges his electric car at a car charging station that glows with a green lit outline

A nighttime scene of a man standing as he charges his electric car at a car charging station that glows with a green lit outline

Switching to an Electric Car Saves Money — But Not for Those Who Need It Most

Why California’s Environmentally-Conscious, Tax-the-Rich Voters Killed Prop 30

Rows of white and red electric cars are lined in in a dirt lot overgrown with greenery

Rows of white and red electric cars are lined in in a dirt lot overgrown with greenery

What Will It Take To Recycle Millions of Worn-Out EV Batteries?

Oil and Gas Drilling

A black and white historical photo shoes white commercial/industrial buildings in the foreground with houses in the background consumed by plumes of black smoke erupting out of oil wells, with a number of derricks appearing in black against a smoky sky.

A black and white historical photo shoes white commercial/industrial buildings in the foreground with houses in the background consumed by plumes of black smoke erupting out of oil wells, with a number of derricks appearing in black against a smoky sky.

History of Racism Leaves Black Californians Most at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling, New Research Shows

In a Largely Black and Latino Community, Neighbors Worry About the Oil Wells in Their Midst

A colorful playground structure appears on the left with oil pumpjacks on the right and barren hills in the distance

A colorful playground structure appears on the left with oil pumpjacks on the right and barren hills in the distance

Referendum Challenging Setbacks For New Oil Wells in California Qualifies for 2024 Ballot

An oil pumpjack is seen working in a dirt field with a row of houses on a hill directly behind it

An oil pumpjack is seen working in a dirt field with a row of houses on a hill directly behind it

L.A.'s Long, Troubled History With Urban Oil Drilling Is Nearing an End — After Years of Health Concerns

A black and white collaged image of a newspaper ad overlaid semi-transparently over an image of oil wells. The newspaper ad reads, "'Everybody's Doing It' 'Doing What.'" In the center stands a C. C. Julian — a man in a tailored suit and fedora hat with his thumbs hanging off of his pockets.

A black and white collaged image of a newspaper ad overlaid semi-transparently over an image of oil wells. The newspaper ad reads, "'Everybody's Doing It' 'Doing What.'" In the center stands a C. C. Julian — a man in a tailored suit and fedora hat with his thumbs hanging off of his pockets.

Lost LA

The Julian Pete Scandal: The Multi-Million Dollar Oil Swindle that Rocked 1920s Los Angeles

A vintage colored photo of three vintage vehicles parked at the top of a dirt hill while people stand outside of the cars, looking at a large fire at an oil refinery below. Large, thick black plumes of smoke emerge from the orange blaze An oil well can be seen to the left.

A vintage colored photo of three vintage vehicles parked at the top of a dirt hill while people stand outside of the cars, looking at a large fire at an oil refinery below. Large, thick black plumes of smoke emerge from the orange blaze An oil well can be seen to the left.

Lost LA

‘It Rained Oil’: Remembering the Explosive 1958 Hancock Refinery Fire in Signal Hill

A sole pumpjack stands in the middle of a grassy field with a smoggy sky, mountains and power lines in the background

A sole pumpjack stands in the middle of a grassy field with a smoggy sky, mountains and power lines in the background

Big Oil Companies Are Selling Their Wells. Some Worry Taxpayers Will Pay to Clean Them Up.

A silhouette of oil pumpjacks in motion appears against a sunset-colored sky.

A silhouette of oil pumpjacks in motion appears against a sunset-colored sky.

L.A. County Board Approves Ordinance to Phase Out Oil Wells

A wide black and white photo of city streets, the main focus of the photo being a multi-story office building with signage across the roof that reads, "Mobiloil" and "Mobilgas."

A wide black and white photo of city streets, the main focus of the photo being a multi-story office building with signage across the roof that reads, "Mobiloil" and "Mobilgas."

Lost LA

The Downtown Los Angeles Buildings That Oil Built

Standard Oil provoked a considerable uproar among real estate interests when it built this wildcat oil well next to a new, luxury housing tract in 1927. Courtesy of the USC Libraries - Dick Whittington Photography Collection.

Standard Oil provoked a considerable uproar among real estate interests when it built this wildcat oil well next to a new, luxury housing tract in 1927. Courtesy of the USC Libraries - Dick Whittington Photography Collection.

Lost LA

Monte Mar Vista: Luxury Homes With a View (of an Oil Derrick)

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