Stories by Anne C. Mulkern

The move sets up a clash with the EPA

 Experts say it can be done—with a lot depending on technological advancements and acceptable price tags

Climate change is leading to more extreme rainfalls that can overwhelm infrastructure

Legislators could solidify the state's market-based cap-and-trade program for carbon emissions

But it wants rate payers to foot the $160 million bill

Gov. Jerry Brown is determined to cement the state's climate goals by law or by vote

Regulators bristle, saying the estimated 10 cents a gallon is not a tax

If elected President, Clinton would tackle global warming via energy supplies

Demand for the new model pushes the electric vehicle company to accelerate manufacturing plans

San Diego mayor shows how there can be bipartisan consensus to move away from fossil fuels

California’s governor orders new rules to deal with an ongoing massive leak

Historic cap-and-trade program expands to cover gasoline and diesel but slumping prices hide the impact

How one environmentalist made combating climate change part of every parents' job description

A new report argues that batteries from old electric cars could help the Golden State store electricity from sunshine and wind

Business leaders estimate costs of climate change in billions of dollars annually

At least nine fires are raging around San Diego and, with much of the state in drought, there will be more to come

Photovoltaics proved so successful in Hawaii that the local utility, HECO, has instituted policies to block further expansion

The market is finally ready for electric vehicles, powered by fuel cells, argue Honda, Hyundai and Toyota

Where available, photovoltaic panels are proliferating on the roofs of middle class homes

Residents of Micronesia and others are relocating to Hawaii or the mainland U.S. as the atoll nations disappear

Climate change is occurring 10 to 100 times faster than in the past and ecosystems will find it hard to adjust

Inside a lab on the Stanford University campus, students experience what it might feel like to be a cow

Can the innovative car company survive long enough to profit from a growing market for electric vehicles?

The high-tech mecca will have to focus its short attention span on long-term planning for sea-level rise and other global warming impacts