2026
Big oil and gas companies are partly responsible for California’s water woes, study finds
Scientists have found that climate pollution from the fossil fuel industry is significantly worsening the water crisis in California and the western United States.
The best fabric for extreme heat? It’s more complicated than you think
What we wear can affect how the body handles extreme heat, but there’s no single “best” fabric
California, other states sue again to block new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail ballots
California and a coalition of other Democratic-led states sued again to block the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new nationwide rules for mail ballots.
The countdown is on: Energy and environment battles to watch before Sacramento closes out its session
With days left in the legislative session, California lawmakers are considering several high-stakes energy and environment bills.
Peru court hands down lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender
A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder for hire and sentenced them to up to 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader.
Highest-ever ocean temperature measured as powerful El Niño forms
Scientists have recorded the highest temperature ever measured in the world’s oceans
Sheriff Chad Bianco can’t catch a break. That’s a good thing
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco confiscated ballots, claiming he was investigating election fraud. California’s Supreme Court justices called Bianco’s logic “bizarre.”
Newsoms list Sacramento-area mansion for $7.5 million, may flee city governor called ‘so dull’
The 12,700-square-foot mansion in Fair Oaks — an unincorporated community in Sacramento County bordering the American River — has been listed for $7.5 million.
California Supreme Court appears skeptical of sheriff’s authority to seize ballots
The state’s high court heard arguments Monday in the dispute over whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco had the authority to seize more than 600,000 ballots in last year’s special election in what he claimed was an investigation into potential voter fraud.
Supreme Court allows Trump’s plan to regulate but not block use of mail ballots
The court’s order stressed the new regulations do not put new requirements on the states this year.