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This seaside town will power thousands of homes with waves

This seaside town will power thousands of homes with waves

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 19, 2024environment, climate, sustainability, energy, resiliency, water

How water could be the future of fuel

How water could be the future of fuel

Cynthia HirschhornJune 27, 2024water, energy, technology, environment, climate

California voted to ban new diesel trucks at ports. Why did L.A. and Long Beach just add 1,000 more?

California voted to ban new diesel trucks at ports. Why did L.A. and Long Beach just add 1,000 more?

Cynthia HirschhornJune 13, 2024California, climate, environment, los angeles, energy, policy

Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem.

Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem.

Cynthia HirschhornApril 22, 2024California, technology, sustainability, environment, climate, energy

What if Your Town Doubled as a Private Power Grid?

What if Your Town Doubled as a Private Power Grid?

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 7, 2023energy, community, resiliency

Federal infrastructure, clean energy spending is powering the economy and lifting GDP

Federal infrastructure, clean energy spending is powering the economy and lifting GDP

Cynthia HirschhornJuly 28, 2023energy, policy, government, finance, economics, politics

L.A. is shutting down its largest gas plant — and replacing it with an unproven hydrogen project

L.A. is shutting down its largest gas plant — and replacing it with an unproven hydrogen project

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 8, 2023climate, energy, Los Angeles, California

Drought-ravaged L.A. seeks surprising source of water: A contaminated Superfund site

Drought-ravaged L.A. seeks surprising source of water: A contaminated Superfund site

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 19, 2022Los Angeles, water, environment, energy

Nuclear fusion breakthrough in California seen as milestone toward clean energy future

Nuclear fusion breakthrough in California seen as milestone toward clean energy future

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 19, 2022California, science, technology, energy, environment

A climate change report card for the world

A climate change report card for the world

Cynthia HirschhornNovember 7, 2022global, environment, climate, policy, energy

Here’s how to prepare for a blackout in a heat wave

Here’s how to prepare for a blackout in a heat wave

Cynthia HirschhornSeptember 6, 2022environment, climate, california, energy

How to save power during a Flex Alert

How to save power during a Flex Alert

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 31, 2022energy, california, climate, environment, civic engagement, public health, policy

This power line could save California — and forever change the American West

This power line could save California — and forever change the American West

Cynthia HirschhornAugust 23, 2022california, environment, climate, energy

Meet the Siblings Making Hydropower That Actually Protects Rivers and Fish

Meet the Siblings Making Hydropower That Actually Protects Rivers and Fish

Cynthia HirschhornJune 29, 2022environment, energy, climate