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California Unveils Roadmap to No New Gas Cars by 2035

California Unveils Roadmap to No New Gas Cars by 2035

California has put forward a plan to phase out new sales of gas-powered cars by 2035. Regulatory agency the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a proposal Wednesday that would mandate that 35 percent of new cars sold in the state be battery or hydrogen powered by 2026. This would propel the state towards the goal of ending new sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. 

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    Endangered Salmon Return to Bay Area Streams

    Endangered Salmon Return to Bay Area Streams

    After an 18 year absence, endangered salmon have returned to a Bay Area stream. A Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN) biologist spotted coho salmon in Montezuma Creek for the first time since 2004. The fish were also spotted in Larsen Creek for the first time since 2006 as well as in other tributaries of […]

    California Sues Walmart for Dumping Hazardous Waste in Landfills

    California Sues Walmart for Dumping Hazardous Waste in Landfills

    Corporate giant Walmart is being sued by the state of California for allegedly dumping 159,600 pounds of hazardous waste a year in the state’s landfills. The products, which include pesticides, toxic cleaning supplies, batteries, aerosol cans, latex paints and LED lightbulbs, are not materials the landfills are equipped to handle. Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, […]

    Hundreds of Toxic Sites in California Could Flood Because of Sea Level Rise By 2100

    Hundreds of Toxic Sites in California Could Flood Because of Sea Level Rise By 2100

    A new California mapping project reveals another example of how the climate crisis disproportionately impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. The Toxic Tides project, unveiled during a virtual workshop Tuesday, maps more than 400 hazardous sites like power plants, refineries and toxic waste dumps that could flood if sea levels rise by more than three feet, […]

    California Just Passed 5 Mega Laws to Fight the Plastic Crisis

    California Just Passed 5 Mega Laws to Fight the Plastic Crisis

    Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five sustainability bills into law. These are aimed at supporting a circular economy within the state and reducing plastic waste, reported Upstream. Plastics — and how to deal with them once they’ve been used — are an issue of global concern. Too often, consumers and municipalities think […]

    ‘Bomb Cylone’ Dumps Historic Rain on California, Brings Flooding and Landslide Risks

    ‘Bomb Cylone’ Dumps Historic Rain on California, Brings Flooding and Landslide Risks

    A Category 5 “bomb cyclone” dumped historic amounts of precipitation across much of Northern California Sunday, creating dangerous flooding and landslide conditions in the region scarred by recent wildfires. The “atmospheric river” dumped more than 5.35 inches of rain on Sacramento on Sunday, the most in a 24-hour period since record keeping began during the […]

    California Vineyards Use Owls Instead of Pesticides

    California Vineyards Use Owls Instead of Pesticides

    Winemakers must pay close attention to their soil, the rain, the heat, and the sunlight. But rodents like gophers and mice can wreak havoc on a vineyard. Rather than turning to rodenticides to deter pests, graduate students at Humboldt State University in California are testing a more natural approach by using owls. The experiment is […]

    California Records Driest Year Since 1924

    California Records Driest Year Since 1924

    California just concluded its driest “water year” in nearly a century. Between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021, the cycle on which precipitation is measured, the average precipitation across the state’s weather stations was less than half of the historical average. Climate change, caused by the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels is intensifying […]