Energy, Climate & Environment News

A report from the Democracy Policy Lab at UC Berkeley finds Americans are confused about the meaning and practices of democracy and deeply distrustful of public institutions.

A Berkeley professor Timothy Bowles and journalist discuss the impact of our current agricultural methods and debate the ways we can ramp up food production without causing more harm to the environment.

The Native FEWS Alliance is one of hundreds of programs affected by National Science Foundation funding cuts.

Researchers detail how to fix millions in waste in California’s cap-and-trade program.

A new study found that companies faced no significant penalties from the market or from stakeholders for failing to meet their targets.

New research shows grasshoppers that overwinter as juveniles have a head start on those that emerge in the spring.

A UC Berkeley-led team is using computer simulations to stress-test the region’s disaster preparedness and educate the public about wildfire safety.

The former insurance commissioner of California explains the stakes of the current wildfire emergency and what might happen next.

As a series of historic fires continue to burn in L.A., scholars offer insight into their causes and fallout.

New center will aim to accelerate California’s equitable transition to renewable energy and zero-carbon emissions through research and collaboration.

Berkeley researchers used bacterial DNA from a 120-year-old herbarium specimen to reconstruct the history of Pierce’s disease in California.

New UC Berkeley research looks at years of studies into whether non-human animals have a similar sense of fairness.

Surviving Neanderthal genes in modern genomes tell a story of thousands of years of interactions.

New survey sheds light on various Californian opinions regarding global climate change.

Look back on some of 2024’s most memorable discoveries from UC research.

Berkeley researchers link the surge in wildfire outbreaks to the weaponization of fire by the Sicilian Mafia.