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California’s biggest lake is in crisis. Now tribes are coming back to save its sacred fish
An agreement signed Friday formalizes seven tribes as co-managers of the Clear Lake watershed. Mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and invasive fishes have threatened a rare and revered local fish.
Architect of billionaire tax tried to ‘extort’ support for the measure and targeted women, union reports find
SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West President Dave Regan denied the allegations. He said he did not attempt to extort union officials, or assault or threaten female labor leaders.
Will ‘Coxon Day’ save us from AI destruction?
Jacob Coxon, an AI researcher, issued a public warning that went viral about the dangers of artificial intelligence and quit his job in protest. Will it make a difference?
The Trump administration wants to revise the latest National Climate Assessment—three years after publication
Experts said amending the finalized federal climate report would be unprecedented.
August is tied for the world’s hottest month ever recorded
This summer was the warmest measured in Western Europe, said the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Questions swirl over Trump’s pledge to give $5,000 payouts if GOP wins
The promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $1.8-trillion annual budget deficit and concerns about inflation.
L.A. says it will clean up its biggest gas power plant. Environmentalists aren’t buying it
A plan to convert L.A.’s largest natural-gas-fired power plant to a purported cleaner-burning fuel has drawn the ire of an unlikely opponent: environmentalists.
With support from loggers and (some) environmentalists, Congress unites on major wildfire bill
Congress seems poised to pass the Fix Our Forests Act, which would expedite forest thinning work, test new firefighting tech and build up homes’ wildfire armor.
Your patron saints for the 2026 election
This campaign season contains all sorts of scenarios screaming for holy intervention. We should pray extra hard to these saints for the next two months.
Becerra backers with business in Sacramento spend tens of millions boosting his gubernatorial bid
Companies and special interest groups with some of the diciest issues expected to land on California’s next governor’s desk are among the top financial backers of Democrat Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial front runner.