The U.S. will pull out of the Paris accord on global warming, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, relinquishing the country’s leadership role in the international fight against climate change. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »California rural areas vote for Trump, then see budget cuts
The Maxwell Public Utility District in Colusa County, California, just northwest of Sacramento, got a $ 1.28 million loan and a $ 74,700 grant from the federal government for a water well … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tesla’s Elon Musk says he’ll quit White House role if Trump dumps Paris accord
SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk may be just about done with President Donald Trump. Musk, who heads Tesla and SpaceX, is ready to quit the White House advisory councils he … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump preparing to pull US from Paris climate accord, amid last-minute lobbying
President Donald Trump hasn’t made a final decision on whether the U.S. will quit the Paris Accord on climate change, but White House officials indicated Wednesday that he was headed … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Trump wavers over Paris climate accord, European leaders give him an earful
With President Donald Trump balking on his vow to shred the Obama-negotiated Paris agreement on climate change, the last place the pact’s staunch opponents wanted to see the president is … Click to Continue »
Read More »California Secretary Of State Welcomes New Citizens, Slams Trump Voter Fraud Commission
Nearly 1,000 people in the Central Valley are now officially new U.S. citizens. And for many, they say the recent Presidential election played a big role. 975 people from 57 countries took the oath of citizenship at the Fresno Convention Center Tuesday, the final step in their process of moving …
Read More »Trump hasn’t destroyed the environment – yet. So the fight is on
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, May 15: If there’s a silver lining to the toxic cloud hovering over the White House, it’s that our … 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 »Trump, Ryan talk next steps for Obamacare repeal
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke at the White House Thursday after the House pushed through a health care bill, the first step to repealing the Affordable Care Act. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative, CNN reports
CNN is reporting that the Trump administration is planning to end “Let Girls Learn,” a signature Michelle Obama program. Obama started the program in 2015 as “a holistic approach to … 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 »Trump era has Merced County residents flocking to citizenship classes
Dara Davalos kept hearing on television that, under the new president’s hardline stance on immigration, green card-holders like herself would be more secure if they became full U.S. citizens. While … Click to Continue »
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