Rachel Becker

reporter covering climate change and environmental politics for CalMatters

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The U.N. climate change summit wraps up this week in Glasgow, Scotland.

What the rest of the world can learn from California about cutting methane emissions

The U.N. climate change summit wraps up this week in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Before the oil spill in Orange County, Democratic Congressman Mike Levin had introduced legislation in the House that would prohibit new oil and natural gas drilling off the coast of…

After Orange County oil spill, will calls to ban offshore drilling gain more momentum?

Before the oil spill in Orange County, Democratic Congressman Mike Levin had introduced legislation in the House that would prohibit new oil and natural gas drilling off the coast of…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Across California, city and county officials are finding dangerous chemicals in their drinking water wells.

New California environmental standards reveal toxins in some water systems

Across California, city and county officials are finding dangerous chemicals in their drinking water wells.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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