After decades of false starts, a new rail line has opened along Los Angeles’s most congested boulevard. The next step is getting people to take it.

OPINION: Oil companies continue to escape accountability for their role in climate change disasters and their share of the costs are being passed onto the public, Dave Jones writes.

As interest in electric vehicles grows, the Trump administration's actions are destroying the market. What impact will this have on production and competition?

March 2026 As governments around the world seek to boost clean vehicles and improve vehicle fuel economy, they are increasingly relying on supply-side regulations. These policy approaches include fuel...

By Keemia Zhang David E. Anderson is a Berkeley alum (B.S.‘79, B.A. ‘81), a software engineer, and a generous supporter of the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE). […]

The Trump administration’s repeal of the endangerment finding that allows EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions throws another complicated factor into ongoing lawsuits over vehicle emissions standa...

By Keemia Zhang and Judith Katz CLEE Emeritus Advisory Board member Martin “Marty” Mattes was first admitted to Berkeley Law in 1968, but it was his determined journey to secure […]

Seats are limited, get your tickets now! Sponsor!  About Professor Claudia Polsky Proceeds from the Banquet directly support students by: Providing direct funding for ELQ and other environmental stude...

Tapping low-hanging clouds could be a cheap way to boost dwindling water supplies, according to new research.

Even though state-level transportation policy faces federal headwinds, California still retains significant autonomy to make progress.

A new proposal outlines California’s $200 million EV rebate plan, including who qualifies, how it works and how far the money could go.

Dan Adler, Craig Segall, and Alexis Pelosi ’00 bring deep expertise to help the center forge effective and equitable policy solutions.

The school’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment guides several key policy advancements.

The school’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment guides several key policy advancements.

Around the world, groundwater mismanagement is a major driver of water crises. An emerging method for addressing such mismanagement, called managed aquifer recharge, has generated excitement among sch...

As the US retreats on climate policy, the governor is pitching himself as a global leader.

California, the state that helped define U.S. clean-air policy, is once again considering how far it can go without Washington’s permission.

This year, we faced unprecedented challenges – increasing climate disasters on a global scale, efforts to dismantle environmental protections, rollbacks in federal funding, and threats to the rule of ...

Climate solutions are more important now than ever. Read about 50 leaders shaping the future of climate progress.

Oakland students walked out of classes on Friday to join a climate justice protest at City Hall, aimed at passing a superfund bill.

Three UC Berkeley-led research projects — totaling more than $8.8 million in funding — have been cut by the Department of Energy, or DOE, since the start of the government

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A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is like a charitable investment account: you contribute cash or other assets, receive an immediate tax deduction, and then recommend grants to organizations you care about [...

California’s dream of building a high-speed rail system is a cautionary tale of ambition outpacing funding, planning, and federal support.

The AI-driven data center boom is adding strain on the West’s water. New legislation in California would require data centers to report how much water they use.

As California's population grows, the pressure increases on its finite natural resources. And one of those, water, is the subject of some concern, with the increase in data generation in the State.

We’ll take a closer look at the changes and trade-offs and what they mean for you.

Financial Impacts on California and U.S. Households September 2025 The costs of climate change are enormous and affect every sector of the economy. Disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires, and heat...

Through lawsuits, grant tracking, whistle-blowing and more, resistance to the US war on science is growing.

CSAA, California's fifth-largest insurer, is asking state regulators for permission to increase its homeowners' insurance premiums.

Achieving water sustainability in many water-scarce regions will require reducing consumptive water use by converting irrigated agricultural land to less wat...