July 27, 2017 | Randol White
California has approved Volkswagen's plan to invest $44 million in an electric car sharing program for Sacramento.
July 27, 2017 | Amy Quinton
Now that California's cap-and-trade program has been extended another decade, the focus on fighting climate change turns to cleaner fuels.
July 27, 2017
(AP) - A wild meadow hidden from public view for more than a century in California's Sierra Nevada is opening for tours after it was purchased by conservation groups.
July 27, 2017 | Chris Remington
In this week's Capitol Chat, Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler recaps Governor Jerry Brown's victory lap after passing landmark cap and trade legislation.
July 26, 2017
(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed air-quality legislation tied to an extension of the state's cap and trade law to address climate change.
July 26, 2017
Updates from fire officials for the Preacher Fire near Carson City, Nevada and the Wall Fire in Butte County, California.
July 25, 2017 | Ben Adler
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that extends California’s signature climate change effort through 2030, the culmination of the governor’s years-long battle over the state’s cap-and-trade program.
July 25, 2017
Fire crews have made gains against the Detwiler Fire blaze that has scorched 78,900 acres of dense brush and dead trees near Yosemite National Park. CAL FIRE says the blaze is 60 percent contained.
July 24, 2017
Update 6:54 p.m.: The fire has burned 78,900 acres and is 60 percent contained.
July 21, 2017 | Sally Schilling
California's wildfires have burned more than three times the acreage compared to this time last year. The intense start is thanks to the thick grasslands left behind after this year's heavy rainfall.
