San Joaquin Valley

Mario Tama/Getty Images

May 13, 2024

The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

Bobak Ha'Eri/Wikimedia Commons

March 4, 2024

The Future of Resilient Agricultural Communities in California Is Alive in Allensworth

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

Two men working on photovoltaic panels.

Trinh Trần/Pexels

August 8, 2023

Can California Cropland Be Repurposed for Community Solar?

Vivian Yang
Western States Energy Analyst

Agricultural Scenes, Tomb of Nakht. Norman de Garis Davies Lancelot Crane/Metropolitan Museum of Art

June 5, 2023

California Agriculture Could Use an Ancient History Lesson

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

Angel S. Fernandez-Bou/UCS

May 11, 2023

Repurposing Cropland Can Bring Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Water Justice to California

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

Hundreds of acres of land in West Fresno, California, have been planted with water-thirsty nut trees.

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou

March 15, 2023

California’s Agriculture Has Outstanding Economic Performance, but at What Cost?

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

September 8, 2022

What 115°F in California’s Central Valley Feels Like

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Senior Bilingual Water and Climate Scientist

March 7, 2022

Causes and Consequences of Epic Western US Drought

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Senior Bilingual Water and Climate Scientist

Dry Kern River, CA

Peter Szera (https://peterszera.com/)

December 16, 2021

Climate Change Impacts on California Central Valley: The Warning Shot the US Is Ignoring

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Senior Bilingual Water and Climate Scientist

GRID Alternatives

December 20, 2019

As the San Joaquin Valley Grows Hotter, Questions Arise About Future Power Grid Reliability

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

PV system at Lick Wilmerding school in San Francisco, California

November 7, 2019

Climate Change Affects Students’ Well-Being: Case Study of Extreme Heat in San Joaquin Valley and Need for Climate-Smart Schools

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor

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November 6, 2019

Development to Meet San Joaquin Valley’s Population Growth, Extreme Temperature Must be Climate-Smart

Jamesine Rogers Gibson
Former Contributor