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.
According to documents the plant's owners filed with the California Energy Commission a total of thirty dead birds were found at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in September, with 14 reported as showing signs of burn injuries.
Update on the condor that was found dead in a water tank in the Tehachapi Mountains.
A federal agency estimates that more than 2,000 desert tortoises may currently occupy the sites of a pair of large planned desert solar projects that would straddle the California/Nevada state line, but says developing the projects won't harm the speci...
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks plan to eradicate invasive fish from high-elevation lakes in the Sierra Nevada.
Emergency response groups training during an earthquake drill found a dead California condor near the town of Bear Valley Springs.
Someone killed three majestic tule elk near Los Banos, and a state deer hunting group is stamping mad about it.
California's three largest utilities must obtain a significant amount of electrical power storage capacity by 2020, and that capacity must be online by 2024. That's according to the state agency that regulates utilities. But how much?
A state administrative agency has rejected a bid by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to exempt discarded solar cells from some hazardous waste regulations.
As the federal government shutdown drags on through its third week, scheduled hearings by a state agency on a massive solar project in the California desert may lack input and guidance from a number of federal agencies charged with ensuring the project...
A black bear relocated from a San Gabriel Valley suburb was found dead in the Mojave Desert, officials said Tuesday.
A state agency has evaluated the likely effects of a proposed large solar project in eastern Riverside County, and the news isn't good for those interested in the California desert's human history.
An enclosed wind turbine design that may be safer for wildlife and the public is almost ready for prime time, according to its manufacturers.