Hayley Smith is an environment reporter at the Los Angeles Times focused on climate policy, technology and solutions. She previously worked on the breaking news team. Originally from Miami, she holds a master’s degree in journalism from USC.
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With days left in the legislative session, California lawmakers are considering several high-stakes energy and environment bills.
State approves ‘Zone Zero’ fire-safe landscaping rules, reshaping yards for millions of Californians
The California Board of Forestry approved ‘Zone Zero’ regulations outlining what residents in fire-prone areas can plant, build and store near their homes.
The federal proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule clears the way for roads and logging across more than 44 million acres of national forest, including in California.
Diablo Canyon doesn’t look like a nuclear power plant that’s getting ready to retire.
The EPA’s National Environmental Youth Advisory Council appears to have lapsed. California is now taking applications for its own council at the state level.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation said all manufacturers of pesticide products containing paraquat have “voluntarily canceled” their product registrations.
German energy giant RWE said it will abandon wind leases off the coast of New York, Louisiana and Northern California near Humboldt, further challenging the Golden State’s clean energy ambitions.
Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-San José) and Gabe Amo (D-R.I.) are asking the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against Energy Secretary Chris Wright, accusing him of lying to Congress about $7.6 billion in clean energy grants canceled in blue states.