Insects and disease are killing an unprecedented number of Southern California’s urban trees, but each day on his way to work, Los Angeles County plant pathologist Jerrold Turney sees opportunity … Click to Continue »
Read More »President Trump and California soon could spar over air quality rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A legal battle over regulations for construction vehicles could become the first test of whether President Donald Trump wants to limit California’s unique ability to limit air … Click to Continue »
Read More »California high-speed rail opponents appear poised to fight ruling
Opponents of California’s bullet train said they are likely to appeal a judge’s ruling Monday that will let the state spend about $ 1.25 billion in voter-approved bond money, rather than … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sharks are thriving in Southern California but dying in the San Francisco Bay, experts say
The California coast is teeming with young sharks, as warming waters and abundant food have created the ideal conditions for feeding, according to experts. In Southern California, great white sharks … Click to Continue »
Read More »California lawmakers debate raising smoking age to 21
Much of the California Assembly’s debate over raising the smoking age to 21 focused on how it compared with the drinking age. Raising the age to buy tobacco would not be unprecedented. New York City and Hawaii have all made the age 21 … Click to Continue »
Read More »California proposes stringent cap on toxic chemical in drinking water
California regulators are proposing a strict limit on a toxic man-made chemical that has contaminated water supplies throughout the state, particularly in its vast agricultural heartland. California would be only … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump will face seawall of opposition in California over his drilling order
President Donald Trump painted a golden future of “great wealth” and “great jobs” powered by oil pumped from the ocean floor as he signed an executive order Friday to consider … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump signs order that could open California coastal waters to new drilling
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could open large parts of the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans to new oil and gas drilling, creating yet another clash … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bugs have stranglehold on Southern California region’s urban forest
The trees that shade, cool and feed people in California from Ventura County to the Mexican border are dying so fast that within a few years it’s possible that the … Click to Continue »
Read More »California asks other states to fill void on climate change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California was clear about its ambitions when it enacted a law on global warming just over a decade ago. Progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the law … Click to Continue »
Read More »Beauty of Northern California – waterfalls, wildflowers and more – shown in this video near Oroville
The North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, a 3,315-acre property located three miles north of Oroville, in Butte County, is seen from above in this drone video taken around April 15, 2017 . In addition to the wildflowers shown at this location in Butte County, waterfalls shown are Phantom Falls, Little …
Read More »See how much child care costs in each California county
These days, infant child care in California can cost as much as a mortgage. The average monthly cost to put an infant in a California day care center full time … Click to Continue »
Read More »California Farmers Say Rain Is A Good Thing, But Too Much Can Delay Planting, Harvest
Les Wright oversees all of Fresno County’s crops. He’s the agricultural commissioner here. Often he’s meeting with growers and ranchers on their farms, but today he’s fielding calls from his Fresno office. The reason? He says farmers are busy doing office work because the rain means they can’t be in …
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