As a recently-minted 18 year-old who voted for the first time just a few months ago, I can say with confidence that voting is not the exciting mutual enterprise that I had imagined. My parents have long...

Former President Donald Trump made headlines after being the first president to be convicted of a felony in American history. He faces 34 counts of falsifying of business records to hide a sex scandal...

One afternoon I was listening to various podcasts on NPR when one in particular caught my eye. Larissa Adams shares with her audience that she has a condition called balanced translocation, which means...

In our daily lives, people who throw away plastic instead of recycling it every day. People who throw away all that plastic don’t realize that it’s causing harm to the environment. There are many things...

Solar energy can reach greater heights in quantity, price, and efficiency if state governments and the federal government continue and increase research funding. Such increases in solar energy boost the...

California is currently known as a “biodiversity hotspot” due to its various landscapes: forests, deserts, salt marshes, and alpine tundra. It’s also home to a variety of unique species. Along with...

Recurring gas-spewing power plants on a drive through the countryside is an unfortunate common encounter for many Californians.  With many California homes and lives fueled by natural gasses, California...

Californians running for office should support removing and cleaning plastic out of the ocean. According to Our World in Data, there are 1.7 million tons of plastic in our oceans. This is around the...

It’s clear why people love gas stoves. They allow you to quickly adjust the temperature, they evenly heat cookware, they don’t radiate a lot of heat, and they have a certain aesthetic value over a...

This opinion piece was featured in CalMatters as a top ten finalist in their second annual Earth Day contest. Gas. A couple of gallons can provide families a means of transportation across the expanse...