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.
Biologists found endangered elf owls on the Rio Mesa solar site this April, but later searches have turned up nothing.
The California Assembly votes Monday on a bill intended to bring solar electricity within reach of people who can't afford it, but it's not without critics.
The EPA's proposed limits on airborne soot could save 25,000 lives a year -- but making them slightly stronger could save 12,000 more.
Photovoltaic cells made out of common elements may be coming soon to a rooftop near you.
Two recent stories involve the San Diego utility, wind power, national green groups, and flying.
The state of California has a plan to burn forest waste for energy, but recent studies suggest that may make the climate situation worse rather than better.
This video contest will spread the idea of a Solar Los Angeles.
China takes aim at a CPUC program that encourages businesses to buy renewable energy equipment locally.
CaISO data confirms that California had more than a gigawatt of solar power flowing through the grid yesterday.
Calling it the California Desert is a little like painting a line down the middle of the bedroom you share with your bratty sibling and calling your half "my room."
California wants to keep its renewable energy development in-state, but California's geothermal leaders say that policy is hurting their industry.
The Obama administration has approved a transmission line to connect the Sunrise Powerlink to wind turbines in northern Baja California.