A third of all the nation's rooftop solar panels are in California. Is it time for the state to stop subsidizing them? 

The battle for California's rooftop solar

Jonathan Chang

Producer/Director, On Point

Meghna Chakrabarti

Host, On Point

This photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, shows solar panels on rooftops of a housing development in Folsom, Calif. State regulators at the California Public Utilities Commission are expected to propose reforms that would lower the financial incentives for homeowners who install solar panels. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Solar Panels

A third of all the nation's rooftop solar panels are in California. 

Now, the California public utilities commission says it’s time to pull back the support. 

We discuss the battle for California’s rooftop solar. Matt Freedman and Terry Tamminen join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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Along the Klamath River basin, drought is punishing everyone: from farmers to native tribes to fish. What can be done to ease this historic water crisis? 

The Klamath River Water Crisis And Its Lessons On Climate Change

Annie Sinsabaugh

Freelance Producer, On Point

Jess Yarmosky

Jim Shanks, left, and other ranchers from the Klamath River Basin collect hay. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Along the Klamath River basin, drought is punishing everyone: from farmers to native tribes to fish. What can be done to ease this historic water crisis? Alex Schwartz, Dr. Alex Gonyaw, Scott Seus and Barry McCovey Jr. join Meghna Chakrabarti. 

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Alaska's Tongass National Forest is one of the largest intact temperate rainforests in the world. And now, the Trump administration is opening half of it up to logging and development.

'Where Forest Meets The Sea': The Uncertain Future Of The Tongass National Forest

Hilary McQuilkin

Producer, On Point

Nearly 5,000 salmon spawning streams throughout the Tongass National Forest provide an abundance of food for a variety of species including bears, eagles, ravens, and people. (©Amy Gulick/amygulick.com)

The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is one of the largest intact temperate rainforests left in the world. And as a national forest, the land serves many purposes. Now, the Trump administration wants to open up half the forest to logging and development. We'll discuss the complex story of a forest's future. Joel Jackson and John Schoen join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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We look at the pandemic from the animal kingdom's point of view.

Nature And The Coronavirus: As Humans Continue Lockdown, Wildlife Creeps Back In

Brittany Knotts

Freelance Producer

A monkey eats a banana on a roadside in New Delhi on April 8, 2020. (MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)

Humanity in lockdown. Wildlife creeps back into cities around the world. We look at the pandemic from the animal kingdom's point of view. David Baron, Niamh Quinn and Alan Weisman join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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