Climate change

The state has cited the company for dozens of violations since 2017.

Organizer and geology professor Anthony Rathburn says Bakersfield is the ideal location to both host the symposium and develop new carbon sequestration projects due to ample mapping of subsurface rock formations and technical expertise within the region’s oil industry.

The rural city of Taft is perched directly on top of the state’s most productive oilfield.

On this week’s Valley Edition, a bonus episode – a collaboration from the California Newsroom entitled Climate Costs: A public radio special exploring the high price of climate change for California communities. Hosted by KVPR’s Kerry Klein, with contributions from eight public radio newsrooms in California, we bring you stories of the challenges brought on by climate change. We’ll visit the Northern hemisphere’s largest geothermal field, a Native American reservation in the Eastern Sierra, a Central Coast city grappling with the loss of its coastline, and a region where acres and acres of orange groves are being replaced with warehouses.

On this week’s Valley Edition, a bonus episode – a collaboration from the California Newsroom entitled Climate Costs: A public radio special exploring the high price of climate change for California communities. Hosted by KVPR’s Kerry Klein, with contributions from eight public radio newsrooms in California, we bring you stories of the challenges brought on by climate change. We’ll visit the Northern hemisphere’s largest geothermal field, a Native American reservation in the Eastern Sierra, a Central Coast city grappling with the loss of its coastline, and a region where acres and acres of orange groves are being replaced with warehouses.

New reports from the Legislative Analyst’s Office show that climate change is poised to severely disrupt many aspects of life, including education, transportation, health and housing.

A public radio special exploring the high price of climate change for California communities.

The goals are to bolster climate research while building connections between academia and the industry.

They’re optimistic that increasing agriculture's resilience to a changing climate can also improve its relationship with the environment.

New report predicts rising heat and health declines in the San Joaquin Valley