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.
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The story of the Owens Valley Water War is usually told in the past tense, but it still unfolds today, a century later. And a forthcoming video series intends to bring us all up to speed.
Southern California Edison has made it official: the utility informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it has closed down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station forever.
Four California-based wind power facilities have applied to the federal government for permits to harm eagles, ReWire has learned.
Responding to what they called a rash of complaints about commercial solar developments in residential areas, officials voted unanimously Wednesday to put a hold on new projects until it can craft a county-wide policy.
If you're like most people considering an electric car, you might have found it hard to estimate what it'll cost to drive the thing. But now the Department of Energy has made that comparison a little easier.
The Reid Gardner plant has long been a thorn in the side, and in the lungs, of the Moapa Band of Paiutes, whose reservation lies adjacent to the plant and its coal ash landfill.
A ruling by a Midwest federal court may force California to buy renewable energy from out of state whether it wants to or not.
A 2,850-acre fire in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is burning in a remote area.
As a developer of a large-scale solar energy project tries to rush approval by a California agency, a couple of environmental groups are saying "not so fast."
The common story of how the Joshua tree got its name is pretty, and very widespread. But is it true?
Wood and straw are among the waste products our society produces in the greatest abundance, so it would be great to find a way to turn them into a clean-burning liquid fuel. Could genetic engineering help?
Almost half of Calfornians are opposed to more fracking in the state, according to a poll released Friday, but some of those opposed say they could be bought off with cheaper fuel.