California’s Vanishing Coast Pits Oceanfront Homeowners Against the Fight to Save Public Beaches
A dramatic battle is unfolding along California’s coastline as powerful waves, severe erosion and rising water threaten expensive oceanfront homes, forcing residents and government officials to confront a difficult question: how far should California go to protect private property when the structures built to save homes can accelerate the disappearance of public beaches? The conflict […]
California Sets Nation’s First Wildfire Smoke Safety Rules for Homes That Survive the Flames
California is establishing the nation’s first standards for determining when homes contaminated by wildfire smoke are safe to occupy, addressing a major problem exposed by the devastating 2025 Los Angeles fires: thousands of houses survived the flames but remained contaminated by hazardous smoke, ash and toxic materials. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two complementary measures, Assembly […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s New Attempt to Dismantle California’s Emissions Authority
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending several longstanding California vehicle-emissions waivers to Congress for potential repeal, delivering an important victory to California in its escalating battle with Washington over who has the authority to regulate pollution from cars, trucks and other engines. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington issued […]
High price of gold inspires new rush in California
Matt James has collected gold nuggets for years from the hills and riverbeds of California, but as the precious metal’s price soars, he has found an unexpected El Dorado: on social media. Though the value has fluctuated, it has effectively doubled in the last two years, reaching an all-time high of more than $4,380 an […]
Meta to back pro-AI candidates in California
Meta is launching a political action committee in California to support candidates who favor lighter regulation of artificial intelligence in the state that is home to Silicon Valley. The tech world powerhouse on Tuesday confirmed plans for a super-PAC called Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across California dedicated to backing pro-AI candidates regardless of party affiliation. “As […]
California sues Trump for scrapping state’s EV rules
California sued Donald Trump’s administration Thursday over his move to scrap the state’s tailpipe emission rules and its drive to phase out gas-powered cars. “The President’s divisive, partisan agenda is jeopardizing our lives, our economy and our environment,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said. “It’s reckless, it’s illegal, and because of it, we’ll be […]
‘Extreme’ blizzard hits California, Nevada and Utah causing widespread disruption
An “extreme” blizzard has caused widespread disruption in the western US – with more than 10 ft of snow piling up in places. Thousands of properties were left without power in California and Nevada over the weekend, while the state of Utah was also hit. The states have also been affected by heavy rain and […]
Wildfire forces thousands to flee their homes in California
More than 4,000 people have been forced to flee their homes to escape a wildfire scorching land around 100 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The blaze was first reported just before 12.45pm local time on Monday and within hours it had grown in size to cover an area of around two square miles, officials said. […]
One dead in Mexico as Storm Hilary brings ‘life-threatening’ floods and record rainfall to California
One person has died and another is missing as a tropical storm brings “life-threatening” floods and record rainfall to Mexico and California. Storm Hilary was previously classed as a Category 4 hurricane but weakened as it made landfall on the Mexican coast, from where it moved north to California and other states in the southeastern […]
Two firefighters and pilot killed in mid-air collision while tackling blaze in California
Two firefighters and a pilot have reportedly been killed after a mid-air collision involving two helicopters tackling a fire in California. Emergency officials said the aircrafts were fighting a blaze in Riverside County, in the south of the US state. Cal Fire Southern Region Chief David Fulcher said fire crews had been attending a building […]
