Chris Clarke
Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.
In May 1990, someone tried to silence forest activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney by killing them. It didn't work.
David Chain came to California to put his body on the line to protect the ancient redwoods. He paid with his life.
Orphaned in September, a young bobcat now has a new life of freedom in Joshua Tree.
If the Palen Solar Power Project was a soap opera character, the Internet would be ridiculing it as unbelievable.
Redefine looks at California environmental protection activists whose work has been met with violent opposition. First: John Trudell, who died earlier this month.
A bird that once darkened California's skies is a candidate for listing as an endangered species.
There have been no recorded human deaths at the hands of California black bears. Here's how we can keep it that way.
The emails were sent over several years by two senior agency scientists working on toxic contamination in communities of color.
Central Valley Republicans attempt to rewrite California water law to benefit large farms without the public noticing.
A new male mountain lion in the Santa Monica Mountains raises questions. Where did he come from? And where did the last male go?
The Spanish firm Abengoa has initiated bankruptcy proceedings, and the fate of at least one controversial solar project hangs in the balance.
SoCalGas' natural gas leak in Aliso Canyon just wiped out your climate gains.