By Andrew J. Whelton and Caitlin R. Proctor In recent years wildfires have entered urban areas, causing breathtaking destruction. The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise and Butte County, California was the deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history. It took 86 lives and destroyed more than 18,000 structures in a matter of hours. Almost […]
A federal judge rejected a Trump administration lawsuit to put a stop to California’s carbon cap and trade program, which regulates the state’s transportation sector, as The Hill reported. The transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions as of 2018. The market-based program is designed to reduce carbon emissions by making companies […]
California is reversing its reopening plans amidst a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that businesses like restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, cardrooms, zoos and museums must no longer welcome people inside and bars must close altogether, NPR reported. In addition, gyms, places of worship, hair and nail salons, malls and […]
The state of California made history Thursday when it passed a clean truck rule that E&E News reported was the first of its kind in the world. The Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Regulation, passed unanimously by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), will require more than half of trucks sold in the state be zero-emission […]
A federal judge in California ruled on Monday that the state cannot put a cancer warning on the label of the popular herbicide Roundup, as The Associated Press reported. The world’s most widely used weed killer has faced nearly 125,000 lawsuits by plaintiffs who claim their non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other forms of blood cancer were […]
By Brett Walton Use of Colorado River water in the three states of the river’s lower basin fell to a 33-year low in 2019, amid growing awareness of the precarity of the region’s water supply in a drying and warming climate. Arizona, California, and Nevada combined to consume just over 6.5 million acre-feet last year, […]
Californians stepping out of their homes to enter most public spaces are now required by law to wear a face mask. The new order was issued by California Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday amidst an uptick of coronavirus cases in the state. “Our numbers are going up, not going down. Hospitalization numbers are just starting to […]
By Nina Lakhani Living near active oil and gas wells during pregnancy increases the risk of low-birthweight babies, especially in rural areas, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers analyzed the records of nearly 3 million births in California to women living within 6.2 miles (10km) of at least one oil or gas […]
Unusually strong winds for June fanned the flames of 10 wildfires around Los Angeles County Monday, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. The largest of the blazes was the Equestrian Fire in Castaic, which was propelled by some of the strongest winds in the area, LAist reported. Wind speeds in the region reached 65 […]
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