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California is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emission goals, in part because Californians just aren’t ready to give up their trucks and SUVs.

California is a national leader in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, but it is well short of meeting its climate goals for the next decade and won’t reach them for at least 30 years unless drastic action is taken, a study of the state’s green economy stated Tuesday.

A California think tank is sounding the alarm that the state isn’t on track to meet ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals without dramatically picking up the pace.

A couple of years ago, environmental groups and state leaders cheered when California reported it had reached its 2020 emissions target four years early.

The wildfires that raged last year from Paradise to Malibu made for California’s deadliest, most destructive fire season on record.

Car-dependent California needs to hit the brakes hard if it wants to meet its aggressive climate change mandates, a new, independent report warns.

California power giant PG&E may shut off electricity in parts of roughly 30 counties to stem risks of downed power lines sparking wildfires when strong and dry winds arrive later this week.