EnvironmentWho should pay billions for climate disasters? California and others target Big Oil — will that work?March 4, 2025California and other states and counties are using a legal strategy that took down Big Tobacco, hoping to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage they have long denied. But many obstacles remain.
EnvironmentA rare 'parade' of all 7 planets will move across the night sky tonightFebruary 27, 2025This phenomenon known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all visible at the same time along a line or arc in the sky, NASA says.
State GovernmentCalifornia insurance commissioner meets privately with State Farm, hopes to make rate hike decision within two weeksFebruary 26, 2025Ricardo Lara said he will look at information provided by State Farm before revisiting his previous decision to reject the company’s emergency rate hike.
EnvironmentSacramento-area rice fields could hold a key to helping struggling salmon runsFebruary 26, 2025 | Manola SecairaExperts have found that water flushed from rice fields is rich with zooplankton, which is a main source of food for young salmon. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentTrump orders and atmospheric rivers: how prepared are California's levees?February 24, 2025The condition of California’s levees is, by and large, already precarious. In its 2019 infrastructure report card, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the state’s levees a ‘D.’
EnvironmentHow Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workersFebruary 21, 2025The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources will be available to help prevent and fight wildfires.
EnvironmentMany liberal Tesla drivers are now sporting anti-Musk bumper stickersFebruary 19, 2025 | Laura FitzgeraldMany blue parts of the country are EV hotspots. They’re also where many disapprove of Elon Musk. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentPower lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic showsFebruary 18, 2025Radio traffic shows SoCal Edison was not able to shut power off quickly in Altadena or Sierra Madre, and the company's live power lines were starting new fires.
EnvironmentSouthern California hit by destructive debris flows caused by heavy rainsFebruary 14, 2025Debris flows brought on by the strongest atmospheric river of the season swept a car off a southern California highway and into the ocean and left roads submerged in sludge.
State GovernmentCalifornia homeowners will have to fund half of high-risk insurer’s $1 billion ‘bailout’February 13, 2025Most California home and fire insurance customers will see temporary fees added to their insurance bills as part of the charge, known as an assessment — marking the first time insurance companies will have imposed an assessment directly on customers.
