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.
Will this egg-shaped house let you live off-grid anywhere in the world? No. But it's kinda cool nonetheless.
The Obama administration wants a revamp of the Endangered Species Act, and that has some environmentalists seeing red.
A pipeline accident spilled an estimated 105,000 gallons of crude oil near Refugio State Beach. For California, that's business as usual.
From the Tijuana River to Camp Pendleton, nature preserves on the San Diego County coast give wildlife a little breathing room.
The Department of the Interior's new strategy to protect the sage grouse ignores the main threat to the rare desert bird.
A startup says its new bladeless wind turbine design is quieter, cheaper, more efficient, and safer for birds. But is it?
Another sensible argument for using less power.
Faced with opposition from Landers residents, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors is telling a solar developer "not so fast."
A project to widen Highway 1 has prompted a lawsuit from conservationists, who say the project would harm local endangered species.
California's drought means a lot less power coming from dams, but the state has plenty of solar power.
Al plan to open up hundreds of miles of dirt roads and city streets to off-road vehicles in Inyo County has been cut back by 95 percent.
A bill that would have repealed most of California's landmark ban on lead ammunition won't be passing before the ban begins to take effect.