Tag: California
California passes landmark bill moving state closer to target offshore wind...
“Investing in offshore wind is an essential piece of the puzzle when it comes to California building an electricity grid that is resilient, reliable and renewable."
Sanders says last thing California needs is ‘some right-wing Republican governor’
“The September 14 recall of Governor Newsom is a bold-faced Republican power grab. Don’t let it happen.”
Judge says California’s Prop 22 unconstitutional in ‘major’ win for gig...
A measure that let so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft limit worker protections—is unconstitutional.
How California’s top Democrats paved the way for a Republican governor...
This is largely a tale of corporate-friendly elitism and tone-deaf egotism at the top of the California Democratic Party.
Supreme Court strikes down California’s nonprofit donor disclosure requirements: 4 questions...
In a 6-3 ruling, the court said the law, intended to fight fraud, subjected donors to potential harassment and violated their First Amendment rights
Urban oil wells linked to asthma and other health problems in...
In some cases, the impact on residents’ lungs is worse than living beside a highway or being exposed to secondhand smoke every day.
Wildfires are contaminating drinking water systems, and it’s more widespread than...
Drinking water should be assumed to be chemically unsafe until proven otherwise.
Public health crisis looms as California identifies 600 communities at risk...
A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them.
California is a garden of Eden
In case you don't think migrants can benefit the U.S., consider that 200,000 Dust Bowl migrants entered California.
California approves $44 million electric vehicle infrastructure program
"This decision is another step toward meeting California’s deep decarbonization and ambitious transportation electrification goals."
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Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and climate risks
Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.
‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society organizations
From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.
Sick and unsafe: Trump attacks on workers’ rights is an attack on public health
This power shift hasn't just changed paychecks—it has fundamentally altered the physical and mental health landscape for millions of Americans.
How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn
A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
Israel declares permanent military zones in Gaza, vows to block humanitarian aid despite mass...
Defense minister confirms indefinite occupation of seized territory and continuation of full blockade as humanitarian agencies warn of catastrophic collapse and forced displacement.