Ventilation issues persist in classrooms

Ventilation issues persist in classrooms Outlet Full Name: Davis Enterprise News Date: 12/01/2019 UC Davis researcher Theresa Pistochini estimates that roughly 85 percent of classrooms at K-12 schools in California with relatively new HVAC systems are not meeting state standards for indoor air quality…

Are Students Getting Enough Air?

Many California Classrooms Don’t Have Sufficient Ventilation Roughly 85% of recently installed HVAC systems in K-12 classrooms investigated in California did not provide adequate ventilation, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). For the study, published in the journal Building and Environment, researchers visited 104 classrooms in 11 […]

Everyone wants to fix PG&E. And everyone—taxpayers—will be paying for it

Everyone wants to fix PG&E. And everyone — taxpayers — will be paying for it Outlet Full Name: SF Chronicle News Date: 10/30/2019 News Text: No matter what the eventual fate of embattled Pacific Gas and Electric, experts agree that California taxpayers likely will be asked to foot a good part of the bill for […]

Can California Save Itself From Burning?

Can California Save Itself From Burning? Outlet Full Name: New York Times News Date: 10/29/2019 News Text: Keith Taylor, an extension professor at the University of California, Davis, writes for The Mercury News: Why hasn’t PG&E been proactive in all…

Are locally owned utilities an alternative to PG&E?

Are locally owned utilities an alternative to PG&E? Outlet Full Name: KCRA 3 News Date: 10/28/2019 News Text: As PG&E faces bankruptcy, and its customers prepare for another round of Public Safety Power Shutoffs this week, the conversation is shifting to what the future could look like for the utility company.