For the weekend, there are numerous historic sites in the Valley worthy of an afternoon visit including China Alley in Hanford. I spoke with Arianne Wing, whose family roots go all the way back to China Alley’s beginnings. Wing runs the LT Sue Co. Tea Room with her partner Steve …
Read More »China Fire (Amador County) Started 6/17/2018, updated 6/18/2018
Fears Grow Among Valley Recyclers As China Denies U.S. Recyclables
The trade conflict between the U.S. and China is heating up, and while tariffs on the steel and agriculture industries have taken center stage, the conflict has quietly moved into another less visible sector: It’s greatly disrupted the recycling industry. These new policies are already affecting businesses, but over time …
Read More »Top US diplomat in China said to quit over climate withdrawal
The top U.S. diplomat in China, David Rank, has resigned in protest of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to three people familiar with … Click to Continue »
Read More »US bluntly rebuffs queries from China, UK on climate change
The Trump administration, responding to skepticism about its commitment to the Paris climate accord from China and other countries, bluntly told them that it is putting American jobs first. In … Click to Continue »
Read More »China charging ahead into ‘cleantech’ future
In 2009, when the world tried to negotiate a successor for the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen, the United States blamed the weak and unbinding agreement on China’s unwillingness to accept … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi High School hosts exchange students from Beijing, China
Delhi High School hosts more than 40 Chinese exchange students from the Beijing Wenhui Middle School in Beijing, China, in Delhi, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Expert: China Could Offer High Speed Rail Lessons For California
Drive up and down Highway 99 in Fresno County and you will no doubt see evidence that California’s high-speed rail project is slowly becoming a reality. While there’s still big questions about how long it will take to finish the entire project, and how the state will pay for it, …
Read More »China is leading the way on climate change, and the US should be ashamed
China will soon surpass the U.S. to become the world’s largest economy. And now it is poised to overtake this country by yet another metric: environmental protection. In an unexpected development, China – known for its choking urban pollution and notorious Three Gorges Dam – has introduced new dietary guidelines …
Read More »China Fire (Shasta County)
Last Updated: July 31, 2015 8:20 am Date/Time Started: July 29, 2015 5:55 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit County: Shasta County Location: China Gulch, Happy Valley, Southwest of Redding Acres Burned – Containment: 2 fires for a total of 212 acres – 80% contained Structures Destroyed: 3 structures …
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