News July 13, 2023 California Fights Wildfires with Drones, Satellites and AI By Julie Cart, CalMatters California is tapping into new technology to figure out how to attack wildfires, using military satellites, drones and infrared mapping. Read More 0
News May 24, 2023 Legislators Move to Fund Mental Health Services for Firefighters By Julie Cart, CalMatters After unanimously clearing the Senate, a bill expanding first responders’ access to workers’ comp for PTSD moves to the Assembly. Read More 2
California March 9, 2023 Gov. Newsom’s Climate Budget Would Slash Funds That Protect Coast By Julie Cart, CalMatters In his initial climate budget proposal, the governor has cut about $561 million from local coastal resilience projects. Legislators, cities express concerns. Read More 2
California April 28, 2021 Battered, Burned, Alive: Time Will Heal Big Basin Redwood Wounds, But it Needs Big Money, Too By Julie Cart, CalMatters Big Basin Redwoods will undergo a transformation and be back after a massive rebuilding project. But what will it look like? Read More 1
News December 21, 2020 Whack and Stack: PG&E’s Toppling of Trees to Prevent Fire Creates New Hazards By Julie Cart, CalMatters In an attempt to prevent wildfires, the utility company is removing vegetation from around power lines. Read More 2
News April 7, 2020 Wear a Mask! OK, But What Kind? By Julie Cart, CalMatters There is a wide variety of face masks anyone can use, including rudimentary paper dust masks, often used for home DIY projects. Read More 3
News December 23, 2019 Five Things to Know About Power-Storing Microgrids By Julie Cart, CalMatters If some California lawmakers have their way, there will be many more such systems to generate power. Read More 4
News July 22, 2019 California’s New Wildfire Plan: Five Things You Should Know By Julie Cart, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the legislation less than a week after the first elected official cleared his throat to introduce the package. Read More 1
News February 19, 2019 California’s ‘Smart’ Energy Future Glows on the Horizon—But How Exactly Do We Get There? By Julie Cart, CalMatters California is in the midst of a hugely transformative, experiment: an effort to redesign the future of electricity generation and distribution. Read More 3