Mackenzie Shuman

Mackenzie Shuman primarily writes about SLO County education and the environment for The Tribune. She’s originally from Monument, Colorado, and graduated from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in May 2020. When not writing, Mackenzie spends time outside hiking and rock climbing.

Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is seen here in a photo on Oct. 25, 2022.

PG&E has a new way to store radioactive waste at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant

May 12, 2023 at 2:18 p.m.

Pacific Gas and Electric will soon change the way it stores casks of new highly radioactive spent fuel from Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Turbines of the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm lay in the wake of a maintenance boat in the mouth of the River Mersey in Liverpool, England.

5 companies win California offshore wind energy leases with $757 million in bids

December 7, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

After two days of bidding, five companies on Wednesday won leases to develop offshore wind energy farms in the Pacific Ocean off California's coast.

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