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.
Pilots flying both private and commercial aircraft near Las Vegas have filed complaints abut possible unsafe conditions caused by a large solar power plant in the Mojave Desert, according to documents filed with a state agency, and Las Vegas officials ...
The controversial issue of outdoor cats and their effect on wildlife just got a major boost in visibility. More than 200 wildlife protection groups, wildlife rehabilitation organizations, and university biology departments have signed a letter urging I...
Whether or not a recent piece of legislation in California turns out to be the appropriate way to address the captive performing orca issue, one thing is certain.
A September, a paper by the world's leading body of scientists studying the effects of human activity on the world's climate suggested there was a slim chance that greenhouse gas emissions would force global warming to a smaller degree than previously ...
A new gray wolf visiting the Mount Hood area in north-central Oregon in December is providing confirmation that left to their own devices, the charismatic predators may well recolonize California.
An extremely rare, low-growing beach plant that survives in just a few sites in Oregon and the extreme north of California is being proposed by a number of environmental groups for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
The California Court of Appeals just handed a big victory to defenders of Marin County's coho salmon.
The group Defenders of Wildlife filed suit today to overturn the Interior Department's approval of two large solar projects planned for the Ivanpah Valley in the Mojave Desert south of Las Vegas, saying that the projects were approved without enough co...
The U.S. Forest Service could use your help this weekend at its final bald eagle count of the winter in the San Bernardino and San Jacinto National Forests. And participants might just see some of the south state's breeding population of eagles that h...
Here's another story to file under "why we can't have nice things": the California Department of Parks and Recreation has closed night-time access to a popular road through the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park because someone's been mutilating ancient...
Two new videos out this week show how drones can actually help us learn about and appreciate California's wildlife.
Two plants found only in Death Valley National Park that have been on the Endangered list since 1978 have since recovered, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is proposing to remove them from the list.