As founder and CEO of Eco-Alpha Environmental and Engineering Services, Melanie Okoro is focused on being a leader in her field. Her business streamlines environmental permitting processes and maintains electrical systems for large companies in the Capital Region.

It’s no quick fix. The scaled-down tunnel — which would bypass the Delta and funnel more water south — still has to clear a gauntlet of reviews, would cost at least $16 billion and could take 20 years.

Upgrades in water meters are helping to reduce water waste, but installation of new infrastructure can be slow and difficult to fund.

The extreme effects of climate change and California’s environmental mandates are propelling a growing energy workforce.

Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too.

Winemakers are challenged with the consistent threat of wildfires and their aftermath, plus drought conditions and complex water realities.

No one owns water in California, making collaboration and negotiation between water management players crucial. 

A climate change roadmap to be proposed in May aims to minimize costs while reaching carbon neutrality by 2045. Environmentalists say it’s too slow and reliant on carbon markets and capture technologies.

The California Mobility Center recently debuted low-emission mobility technology at a new manufacturing facility. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed pausing tax increase on gas sellers and Republican state lawmakers have pushed for suspending the tax entirely in the short term. Those plans would likely reduce the price of gas, but it’s not clear by how much. This week Newsom teased a possible rebate to deal with gas prices.