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CCST in Issues: 15 Years of California’s Science & Technology Policy Fellowship

April 30, 2025
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Register: Housing Costs, Insurance Rates, and Rebuilding After Disasters

April 28, 2025
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CCST Report Assesses the Use of Fumigants 1,3-D and Chloropicrin in California

March 13, 2025
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Watch: AI Tools for Addressing Conservation and Biodiversity

February 25, 2025
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Training Reflections: Three Essential Lessons for Making the Switch from Science to Policy

February 21, 2025
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Seeking Nominations: Sulfuryl Fluoride Fumigation for Structural Pest Control

February 20, 2025
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April 28, 2025
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Watch: AI Tools for Addressing Conservation and Biodiversity

February 25, 2025
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Watch: Climate Change and Human Mobility Briefing Series

February 12, 2025
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Recap: CCST Science & Technology Week 2025

February 2, 2025
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For more than 35 years, CCST has worked to tailor its services to meet the needs of the Capitol policy community, particularly when it comes to providing impartial advice and expertise on sensitive scientific matters. By leveraging its network of experts distributed throughout the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, Stanford, Caltech, University of Southern California, and NASA and DOE campuses, CCST can respond to a variety of decision maker requests for assistance.

Contact CCST to speak to an expert in a specific scientific or technological field, secure expert testimony for a hearing, arrange for an in-office meeting with a researcher, organize an Expert Briefing, commission a report, and more.

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We facilitate informal chats, expert testimony, briefings, workshops, reports, and more for California decision makers.

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CCST convenes trusted experts to produce rigorously reviewed scientific reports that aid state leaders in making critical decisions.

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CCST’s annual Science and Technology Week celebrates the importance of science in informing California policymaking.

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CCST Projects and Publications

Most of our projects, which focus on issues that are timely and important to California’s future, result in the publication of one or more reports. To provide sound, science-based input to California’s policymakers, CCST:

  • Convenes world-class experts to develop assessments
  • Ensures full disclosure of conflicts of interest
  • Conducts thorough work based on scientific principles
  • Ensures rigorous peer review is conducted before reports are published

We are proud to uphold these standards, ensuring that policymakers have the information necessary to craft policies made stronger with science—in California and beyond. As a trusted non-partisan partner of the California Legislature and Executive Branch, we develop and publish reports on some of the most timely and important issues critical to California’s future. Our publications—free to download—ensure that the public has access to unbiased insight into important scientific matters, while giving policymakers at the state and national level the information necessary to craft policies that reflect current scientific understanding.

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Current & Recent Projects

Fumigant Use in California and an Assessment of Available Alternatives

February 29, 2024

The Human Health Benefits of Improving Forest Health in California

September 11, 2023

Key Challenges for California’s Energy Future

June 26, 2023

Pandemic Action Plan

April 5, 2022

The Costs of Wildfire in California

January 15, 2020

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The Human Health Benefits of Improving Forest Health in California

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September 12, 2023
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Key Challenges for California’s Energy Future

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June 26, 2023
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An Assessment of Oil and Gas Water Cycle Reporting in California

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November 12, 2021

The Costs of Wildfire in California

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October 29, 2020
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