Julie Cart
Julie Cart is a projects reporter for CalMatters, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics, and a JPR news partner. Julie focuses on wildfires and natural resources
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In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules. -
The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California’s coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the fledgling renewable energy industry, which relies on federal and state support. -
Trump’s promise to block the offshore wind industry could threaten CA’s renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding. -
A lot is at stake with the new Trump administration: California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air, federal support for offshore wind and disaster aid for wildfires. -
Legislators and Gov. Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline. -
Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast. -
After two mild wildfire seasons, California is bracing for whatever 2024 brings. -
Even when suicidal, California firefighters struggle to find medical help and navigate the workers’ comp morass to pay for it. A 2021 analysis showed their claims were more likely to involve PTSD — and were denied more often.
