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.
Here's your chance to comment on a 300-megawatt solar facility in the Ivanpah Valley at the California-Nevada border.
A high-ranking executive of a major solar developer has suggested that the era of "massive" photovoltaic developments in North America may be coming to an end. He has another idea instead...
The Bureau of Land Management has offered a reward for information leading to the apprehension of those responsible for a bout of archaeological vandalism near Bishop that has angered fans of rock art worldwide.
The plan is the largest utility-scale solar project on tribal land in the United States.
The solar industry shakeout continues as rock-bottom solar panel prices have forced a difficult decision at yet another high-tech California solar firm.
Hotter temperatures, the extinction of Joshua trees, more dust storms, and more could become the new normal.
But some scientists are warning that the fuel may have too high an environmental cost.
What's a ton of carbon dioxide worth in California? As of this week, there's a new answer to that question: about $12 or $13.
A proposed wind turbine installation that would have covered more than 63,000 acres of the California desert has been canceled by the federal government.
Long Beach's Rancho Los Alamitos' new earth-friendly heating and cooling infrastructure doesn't compromise the park's historic integrity with noisy boilers, condensers, or generators.
Californians support the state's new cap and trade system of auctioning greenhouse gas emission permits by a margin of two to one, according to a poll released today -- including a majority of Republicans.
The agreement, while raising LADWP bills, could go a long way toward helping DWP meet its renewable energy targets.