Chris Clarke
KCET-TV SoCal
Joshua Tree, CA, United States
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Court Scraps Endangered Species Killing Loophole
Never doubt that a single individual can change the world. Chad McKittrick did, but he made things worse. → Read More
Visiting Joshua Tree? Here are Four Easy Ways to Reduce Your Impact
With millions of visitors a year even the smallest thoughtless acts have a way of multiplying. If you don't want to make things worse, follow these guidelines. → Read More
Never Mind the Hype: This New Solar Fuel Paint is Interesting Anyway
Australian researchers create a paint that uses solar energy to make clean hydrogen fuel. We don't need hype to see how important that might be. → Read More
Dear Tourists: This National Park's Neighbors Have Taken to Instagram to Change Your Ways
Locals use a combination of social media and peer pressure to make you a better tourist. → Read More
Trump's Solar Border Wall Idea Won't Work in the Real World
Donald Trump's idea of using solar panels to help pay for his Border Wall is about as well-thought-out as his other ideas. → Read More
Burning for Acorns in Sequoia National Park: Native Peoples and the Park Service Working Together
If you smell something burning this week as you visit Sequoia National Park, that might just be two centuries of cultural misunderstanding going up in smoke. → Read More
Wild Heart of the Inland Empire: Sand to Snow National Monument in Pictures
With 20 million people less than a two-hour drive away, this place is remarkably uncrowded. → Read More
California's Working to Protect the Climate With or Without the Feds
Donald Trump abandoning the Paris Agreement may inconvenience California's climate efforts, but it won't stop them. Far from it. → Read More
Northern California's Best-Kept Secret: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Pictures
One third of a million acres of wild land a couple hours from the Bay Area? That sounds like a place worth protecting. → Read More
Desert National Monument Suggested as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site
South Coast residents don't want 1,800 tons of highly radioactive waste in their communities. One group has suggested an alternative site: the Mojave Trails National Monument. → Read More
Environmental Activists Suggest Dumping Nuclear Waste in National Monument
O.C. residents don't want highly radioactive waste in their communities. One group has suggested an alternative site, but there's a problem. → Read More
Report: Private Autos to be Obsolete by 2030
Self-driving electric vehicles for hire will dominate transportation very soon, says a new report. And that will change your life for the better. → Read More
The World's Biggest Trees: Giant Sequoia National Monument in Pictures
It's an irreplaceable 320,000 acres timber companies would love to get their hands on. → Read More
UPDATED: Parkour Team Apologizes for Joshua Tree Spree
Chalk up another example of visitors abusing Joshua Tree National Park for their own ends. → Read More
Why Do People Believe in Chemtrails?
What do you see when you look at the sky? The answer depends on what you believe. → Read More
The Unique Mojave Desert Oasis at the Center of the Cadiz Controversy
Cadiz, Inc. says its plan to sell Mojave Desert groundwater won't hurt Bonanza Spring. Others aren't so sure. → Read More
Six Endangered Species The Border Wall Might Doom
For Endangered Species Day, we list six Endangered Species threatened by the proposed Border Wall. There are a lot more. → Read More
Breathing Room for LA: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in Pictures
It's more than 300,000 acres of wild mountains in LA's back yard. Just another of the National Monuments on the chopping block. → Read More
Mojave Trails: California's Largest National Monument in Photos
Before we discuss rescinding protection for this desert treasure, you need to learn what's there. → Read More
'California's Serengeti': the Carrizo Plain National Monument in Pictures
We kick off a series of galleries of California's threatened National Monuments with this look at the state's least-known "desert." → Read More