Reports & Multimedia

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are based on a high-tech but remarkably simple technology that converts sunlight directly to electricity.

Solar energy—power from the sun—is a vast, inexhaustible, and clean resource

California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requires local agencies to set measurable objectives for groundwater sustainability, but does not define how objectives should be set or evaluated over time.

Enter your ZIP code to see EV emissions in your area—or select specific EV models to see how they compare.

California can ramp up renewable energy to supply half its electricity with technology in place now—but improving the electricity grid will make it easier and more effective.

Contrasting perspectives on the U.S. nuclear arsenal from experts at U.S. NGO's, research institutions, and government offices.

Barriers between reporters and government scientists are making it harder for science writers to keep the public informed, according to a new survey.

Resource center for effective implementation of California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, the first-ever statewide requirement for groundwater management.

If better managed, U.S. garbage and wastewater could produce significant amounts of clean, low-carbon energy.

Our world is full of chemicals, and some of them are hazardous to our health or to the environment. We need smart, effective policies to help us minimize these risks--and that means policymakers need to listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists.

New rules would help trucks save millions of barrels of oil—but more can be done.

"Green banks," institutions that use innovative financing initiatives to assist customers with developing clean energy, can help states increase investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency.