The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler, and failure to perform annual maintenance on gas appliances may result in higher gas bills and possible exposure to carbon monoxide, which can cause negative health effects like nausea, drowsiness, flu-like symptoms, and even death. SoCalGas,...

Fran Pavley The 2016 legislative year – the 14th and final year I was privileged to represent Los Angeles and Ventura County residents in the Assembly and Senate – ended with a resounding and historic commitment to California’s clean-energy future. Most significant was the passage of...

The Air Resources Board is accepting applications now through Nov. 7 for its seventh CoolCalifornia Small Business Awards Program. The program recognizes small businesses that integrate environmental stewardship and sustainability into their business practices. Businesses eligible to compete for a CoolCalifornia...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration jointly finalized standards Tuesday for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that will improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon pollution, while bolstering energy security and...

Several Hart School District campuses are being retrofit in a project that is guaranteed to pay for itself over the next few years. Alliance Building Solutions is upgrading to energy-saving lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and advanced battery storage at Arroyo Seco JHS, Rancho Pico...

In response to an Executive Order issued last year by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.,  state agency leaders on Friday released the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, a comprehensive document that serves as a blueprint for transforming the state’s multi-billion dollar freight transport system into...

Green Santa Clarita, part of the City of Santa Clarita, is asking the community to limit their amount of ant spray chemicals this coming summer. Problems with excessive amounts of pesticides being washed down the street, into gutters, and into storm drains, then draining into the Santa Clara River has...

Sen. Fran Pavley Echoing its recent message to the U.N. climate talks in Paris – that California’s economic growth and strong climate policy are not mutually exclusive – two Senate committees met jointly last week to explore how California can continue its leadership in building a clean energy...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently presented Stater Bros. Markets with its GreenChill Partnership’s “Best Emissions Rate” award. The honor recognizes the supermarket chain for maintaining the lowest corporate-wide refrigerant emissions rate among large retail GreenChill...

This Halloween, we’ll be seeing tons of spooky creatures and supernatural monsters out on the streets, but the scariest monster is lurking every day in your own home: the energy vampire. An “energy vampire” is an electronic appliance or device that uses energy when it’s plugged in, even if it’s...