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.
A bill that would seriously curtail the reach of two major federal bird protection laws has been introduced in the House of Representatives, and its sponsors clearly intend the measure as a boon to the renewable energy industry.
Since 1850, there have been more than 220 campaigns to split up portions of California.
The controversial coyote-killing contest that sparked the state's landmark ban is set to take place again this weekend.
The federal government has raised the amount it charges ranchers to graze cattle and other livestock on public land, but it's still a sweetheart deal for ranchers.
Moreno Valley's feral donkeys face a variety of threats... including from people who just want to give them treats.
A move to strip wilderness study areas of protection failed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate.
To save the Salton Sea, California will need to spend billions of dollars over the next several decades. But the Imperial Irrigation District isn't waiting for that to happen.
Just days after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported the worst season in history for the federally Endangered delta smelt, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service quietly gave permission in early January for Central Valley water projects.
California has given the go-ahead to start clearing desert vegetation in Riverside County where a company plans to build a solar power facility.
The Palen Solar Electric Generating System will stay on hold unless a solar tax credit is extended.
The California Energy Commission funds alternative vehicles, geothermal energy, and energy efficiency.
An as-yet unidentified substance is fouling the feathers of hundreds of birds on the east shores of San Francisco Bay, and at least 25 of the affected birds have died, reports a California bird rescue organization.