Climate & Environment
The framework will apply to about 400 urban water suppliers and will require them to adopt water-use budgets and meet locally tailored conservation goals.
July 3, 2024
California
The Thompson fire has burned 3,500 acres and resulted in evacuation orders for more than 28,000 people in Butte County. Oroville residents are reminded of the deadly Camp fire, which destroyed the nearby town of Paradise.
Health officials issued ocean water use warnings for about a dozen L.A. County beaches and multiple piers with high levels of bacteria.
A Supreme Court ruling overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine is likely to pave the way for legal challenges to California’s clean air rules.
The heat wave will last through at least through Tuesday of next week, with triple-digit temperatures expected for much of Northern and Central California.
Politics
Rural sites east of San Diego, where hundreds of migrants once waited to be processed by Border Patrol agents after illegally crossing from Mexico, are now mostly barren.
California’s bear flag pays tribute to white settlers who revolted against Mexico and left a trail of violence against the Indigenous population.
The state’s most deadly freeways are in San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration analyzed by ConsumerAffairs.
July 2, 2024
As California braces for a heat wave expected to last through next week, several wildfires have ignited under critical fire conditions, forcing evacuations.
Triple-digit temperatures are forecast across much of the Golden State, upping health hazards and fire risks.