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Laura Klivans

San Francisco

Climate Reporter at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

Host at Deep Look

Climate reporter @KQED, former host of #DeepLook, teacher, mom // climate change is here, it's bad, you can do something

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  • 2 weeks ago | kqed.org | Laura Klivans

    May 22Failed to save articlePlease try againTraffic on US-101 at 3 p.m. toward the downtown San Francisco and the Bay Bridge March 8, 2019. The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted to overrule its parliamentarian on Thursday and revoke California’s authority to ban the sale of new gas cars beginning in 2035.

  • 3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Laura Klivans

    May 15Failed to save articlePlease try againA PG&E work crew replaces a utility pole and installs an electrical transformer in the 1300 block of Marie Avenue in Antioch, California, on Oct. 14, 2021. PG&E executives on Thursday asked state regulators for what they say is the smallest rate increase in a decade, but critics say the company should not need to raise prices and is misspending customer money.

  • 3 weeks ago | kqed.org | Laura Klivans

    May 12Failed to save articlePlease try againA public charging station for electric vehicles in the Potrero neighborhood of San Francisco. As Congress weighs curbing California’s authority to regulate vehicle pollution, Bay Area residents consider the potential impact this would have for the state. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED)Congress invoked the Congressional Review Act, which allows lawmakers to undo recent regulations with a simple majority vote.

  • 1 month ago | 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.

  • 1 month ago | 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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Laura Klivans
Laura Klivans @lauraklivans
23 Apr 25

Heading to #SEJ2025? Want to see electric appliances on a CATWALK?! ✨ Induction stoves strutting. Heat pumps serving LEWKS. Followed by: Ambrose Carroll @greenthechurch Madeline Semanisin @NRDC @jeffsaintjohn @rewiringamerica's Heat Pump will be there! Panel on 4/26! https://t.co/HJTupD9qdJ

Laura Klivans
Laura Klivans @lauraklivans
23 Apr 25

RT @KQED: Picture an all-electric home with smart appliances that talk to each other to figure out when to pull power from the grid. KQED’s…

Laura Klivans
Laura Klivans @lauraklivans
3 Feb 25

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