Tag: California
Fur seal populations in California increase after near extinction
The population has grown rapidly, and in 2024, biologists recorded 2,133 fur seals, including 1,276 pups.
California’s monarch butterfly population at near-record low
The count of 9,119 butterflies this winter is a sharp decline from 200,000 reported in the past three years, but slightly up from 2,000 monarch reported in 2020.
California’s bold move to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters
New bill aims to shift wildfire recovery costs from taxpayers to fossil fuel companies.
Prison labor in the spotlight as incarcerated California firefighters risk lives...
For more on how California’s incarcerated firefighting program works, we speak to investigative journalist Keri Blakinger, who is herself formerly incarcerated, and who recently had to evacuate her home in Los Angeles.
LA wildfires destroy homes as insurers abandon policyholders in high-risk areas
Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.
Lessons on building independent progressive power in a city
An interview about the policy impact and political lessons of Richmond Progressive Alliance-led municipal reform efforts in a majority-minority city of 115,000.
Almost all air samples from agriculture-intensive communities in California detects high...
The result of the state's air monitoring confirmed 163 of the 207 air samples showed pesticides.
New law requires clothing companies in California to have recycling program...
Companies producing clothing, bedding, towels and upholstery are now mandated by law to administer and fund the repair, reuse and recycling of their products statewide.
New reusable cup pilot project to reduce waste footprint launches in...
The initiative, whose slogan is "sip, return, repeat," is part of California's fight to phase out single-use plastics.
California passes first US clothing recycling law: A bold step toward...
The aim is to combat the growing environmental crisis posed by the fast fashion industry and textile waste, which has increasingly burdened the state’s landfills and ecosystem.
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The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large
The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.
Trump-Musk Social Security fraud hunt yields chaos, not criminals
An internal document reveals that the Trump administration’s crackdown on supposed fraud in Social Security phone claims has identified just two questionable cases out of more than 110,000—prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings of a politically motivated attack on the program.
Trump EPA rolls back protections from toxic forever chemicals in drinking water
Amid pressure from chemical and utility industries, the Trump administration weakens key PFAS drinking water regulations—exposing millions to cancer-linked toxins.
GOP tax cuts for the rich advance as Republicans push record-breaking Medicaid and SNAP...
As House Republicans approve tax breaks for the wealthy, they simultaneously move to gut Medicaid and food assistance, rejecting all amendments to protect vulnerable Americans.
Why the right really hates the Postal Service
It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.