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 leading utility trade association recommends that power companies push for a clampdown on energy democracy.
Industry giant First Solar is acquiring a little-known startup so that it can increase the efficiency of PV cells.
20 California counties have endured serious weather-related disasters since 2007, affecting two-thirds of Californians.
The criticism that it can take more energy to make solar panels than the panels produce over their usable lifespan is no longer true.
More wind power than ever has powered the state in the last few days.
A new rash of graffiti has prompted the closing of a popular day use area at Rattlesnake Canyon.
Finding out whether your home, workplace, or the school your children attend is vulnerable to oil spill damage is harder than it should be.
A memoir from September 2007 of butterflies, and night skies, and coming to terms with loss in the Mojave desert.
Researchers claim a breakthrough in producing hydrogen fuel from a common plant sugar.
The campaign to wean ourselves off burning coal has caught on in California's neighbor to the east.
The most direct route between Joshua Tree and Death Valley National Parks offers a glimpse of desert history.
The company cited scheduling issues and transmission obstacles as its reasons for the decision.