Laura Klivans
Climate Reporter at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)
Host at Deep Look
Climate reporter @KQED, host of #DeepLook, teacher, mom // climate change is here, it's bad, you can do something
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kqed.org | Laura Klivans
May 1Failed to save articlePlease try againTrucks leave the Port of Oakland on Sept. 28, 2023. California is scaling back a clean air rule targeting diesel truck pollution after pushback from the trucking industry and the Trump administration. The rule aimed to phase out gas-powered trucks and require large fleets to go electric or hydrogen-powered by 2042.
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kqed.org | Laura Klivans
Apr 19Failed to save articlePlease try againSolar panels fill the roofs of two homes in Oakland on Jan. 26, 2025. These houses are a part of EcoBlock, a collaborative project bringing together academics, professionals, government agencies, utilities, private donors, and residents. The new Berkeley policy requires that 1- to 4-unit buildings undergo upgrades that reduce planet-warming emissions around the time a structure is sold.
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kqed.org | Ericka Cruz Guevarra |Laura Klivans |Mel Velasquez |Jessica Kariisa
Ericka Cruz GuevarraLaura KlivansMel VelasquezJessica KariisaAlan MontecilloApr 18Failed to save articlePlease try againAn aerial view of Ramon Heredia and Ivan Israel Amezcua's home in Richmond on March 21, 2025. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)Picture an all-electric home with smart appliances that talk to each other via WiFi to figure out when to pull power from the grid. That’s the idea behind something called ‘virtual power plant’ technology.
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kqed.org | Laura Klivans
Failed to save articlePlease try againGov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2024-25 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, California, on May 10, 2024. Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders announced plans on Tuesday to pursue an extension of California’s landmark cap-and-trade program — currently set to expire in 2030 — as a direct response to renewed threats from the Trump administration aimed at undermining the state’s climate policies. Gov.
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laist.com | Laura Klivans
Fighting about rooftop solar in California never seems to get old. Kicking off the latest conflict is legislation that would reduce the benefits that longtime solar customers receive for extra electricity they produce and export to the grid. While the bill hasn’t had a hearing yet, it’s already garnering strong support and fiery opposition. The legislation would apply to customers, both commercial and residential, who installed solar before April 2023.
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PG&E proposed an innovative project to save money and cut climate emissions by electrifying a section of a university. It's been 2.5 years in the making, and now the utility is pulling the plug. More: https://t.co/ELetqW7iqp @KQEDnews @KQEDscience
