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.
The Federal government must consult with tribes when a federal project runs the risk of affecting historic or cultural resources.
A proposed $3.15 billion coal-fired power plant tops a list of five utility projects singled out for criticism by the Sierra Club.
The company tested the effects of concentrated solar on dead birds. Now the company won't release photos of the birds.
"Embedded carbons," the amount of CO2 produced by building renewable energy power sources, should be taken into account openly.
One Antelope Valley city may soon become the first in the nation to require solar panels on all new homes built in the city limits.
Rooftop solar is a technology that's inherently destabilizing to utility companies. One energy exec agrees.
After controversy was sparked in Joshua Tree, a bill has been introduced into the state legislature that would end the California's nearly unregulated bobcat trapping season.
Pumping water with renewable energy isn't green if the water shouldn't be pumped anyway.
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed two lawsuits against the Ocotillo Express Wind project in Imperial County.
About 10 years ago the fuel cell buzz started to die down a bit, but the technology hasn't gone anywhere
California Governor Jerry Brown certified the 750-megawatt plant for analysis under a new legal loophole.
A photo of the Ivanpah plant taken in late February points up a persistent problem with utility-scale solar in the desert.