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Study Highlights Economic Impact of Cap-and-Trade Extension in Los Angeles
Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are pushing to reauthorize the program this year, citing its role in generating 287,000 jobs A new study released this week by the Environmental Defense Fund and Greenline Insights underscores the...

California leapfrogs Florida in US insurance risk
California appears to have supplanted Florida as the state with the weakest property insurance market, with newly released data showing unprecedented numbers of Californians cannot find coverage. California’s property insurance crisis has grown...
California sues Trump administration after it pulls high-speed rail funding
WASHINGTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. State of California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the state is suing President Donald Trump's administration after it rescinded 4 billion U.S. dollars in federal funding for California's...

Climate Shocks Push World’s Largest Chocolate Supplier to Explore Cell-Based Cocoa
3 Mins Read Barry Callebaut, the leading supplier of chocolate to the food industry, has signed a partnership to explore cell culture technology for cocoa alternatives. With the cocoa industry keenly feeling the effects of climate change on their...
California’s truck emissions rules could drive up prices for all Americans
Bill Morson // Shutterstock California’s truck emissions rules could drive up prices for all Americans California is rolling out a new program called Clean Truck Check, aiming to significantly cut down on diesel emissions from heavy-duty vehicles,...
California Governor vows to fight Trump’s $5.1b high-speed rail rescission
WASHINGTON – California Governor Gavin Newsom on July 17 vowed to fight an “illegal” move by US President Donald Trump’s administration to cancel US$4 billion (S$5.1 billion) in federal grants for the state’s ambitious but much-delayed high-speed...
OPINION: Now what, California?
President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is a grotesque monster to the renewable energy partisans. It phases out subsidies for wind and solar power, which have been around for decades and were extended by the previous administration’s Inflation...

How Covering Dodger Stadium with Solar Panels Can Help Save Los Angeles and the World
Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Olympic Games, with Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine serving as the venue for Olympic baseball. Transforming this iconic ballpark into a fully green-powered facility—and turning its vast parking lots into sources...

What Does Climate Change Mean for Agriculture? Less Food and More Emissions.
By Frida Garza, Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” New research spotlights the challenge of growing food on a warming planet. Two recent studies — one historical and the other...

California governor vows to fight Trump’s $4 billion high-speed rail rescission
By David Shepardson and Steve Gorman California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday vowed to fight the “illegal” move by President Donald Trump’s administration to cancel more than $4 billion in federal grants for the state’s ambitious but...

California Issues FAQs on Corporate GHG Reporting and Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements
On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help guide companies in complying with the state's new Corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting and Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure...

Gull Island Institute Aims To 'Reinvent Liberal Arts Education For An Age Of Climate Change'
Penikese Island, a sliver of land 13 miles off the coast of Falmouth, has long been a place where people come to reimagine what it means to live in community. The island, part of the Elizabeth chain of islands, was once home to a leprosy colony,...

California sues Trump administration over loss of high-speed rail funding
California’s high-speed rail authority sued the Trump administration Thursday over its cancellation of billions of dollars in federal funding. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California by state Attorney...

Adam Schiff Talks Of Donald Trump’s “Climate Of Fear” In ‘Late Show’ Guest Appearance; California Senator Later Addresses CBS Cancellation
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert started out on Thursday with the host making the bombshell announcement that CBS was canceling the show, effective next May. That wasn’t addressed in his interview with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), even though the...

This budget airline is ending all flights from the Los Angeles area — what travelers should know
Joe Scarnici/Getty Images/Courtesy of Avelo Air An Avelo Airlines airplane takes off Hollywood Burbank Airport. Key Takeaway Avelo Airlines is ceasing operations at the Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) in the Los Angeles area. Burbank is popular...

AG Pam Bondi in San Francisco visiting Alcatraz to announce Trump admin’s reopening plans as Nancy Pelosi blasts ‘stupidest’ idea
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are in the Bay Area and visited Alcatraz Thursday morning as part of the controversial plan to reopen the federal penitentiary. Back in May, President Trump...

Are Americans Afraid of Climate Change?
Last Thursday, CNN ran a story that inadvertently underscored the fact that most journalism is still not getting across the full truth about climate change. Harry Enten, CNN’s polling analyst, displayed Gallup data showing that 40% of Americans...

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Cancels All Future Concerts Due To Fear of Natural Disasters
With a career spanning the 1960s, the Steve Miller Band spent decades sharing their love of music with fans worldwide. Having released over a dozen albums, their last, Let Your Hair Down, hit the airwaves in 2011. But besides their time in the...

California Local News Fellow joins Embarcadero Media this fall
The California Local News Fellowship on Thursday announced the pairing of 38 journalists with newsrooms around the state, and for the first time ever, Embarcadero Media Foundation is among the hosts. Beginning in September, Stanford journalism...

FRA Pulls More Funding from California High-Speed Rail Amid Progress and Dispute
The Federal Railroad Administration has pulled $4 billion in funding from California’s high-speed rail project, citing delays, cost overruns, and unmet obligations. Photo: California High-Speed Rail Authority / METRO U.S. Transportation Secretary...