President-elect Donald Trump’s full-throated support for oil and gas drilling might be expected to send a chill through the electric vehicle industry were it not for a wild card in …
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It’s a chapter of California history filled with subterfuge and conflict: More than a century ago, agents secretly working for Los Angeles posed as farmers and ranchers as they bought …
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California regulators propose plan that could close Aliso Canyon
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe California Public Utilities Commission this week unveiled a proposal that could potentially close the Aliso Canyon gas storage field in the coming years, but local activists and politicians say …
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Protesters gather at U.N. climate talks as progress on deal slows
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBAKU, Azerbaijan — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit, which aims to curb warming from coal, oil …
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It’s a scene that’s become routine with big blazes in the West. A plane dips low over a smoldering ridgetop and unleashes a ribbon of fire retardant, coating the hillside …
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Trump names Interior-designee Burgum to head new White House energy council
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will …
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As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday that six more human cases of infection: five in California and one in Oregon …
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Frustration grows over fossil fuel influence at U.N. climate talks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBAKU, Azerbaijan — The United Nations’ climate negotiations process itself has became the focus of the international talks that aim to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas. Environmental advocates …
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Reservoir expansion project to boost California water supply
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Biden administration and eight California water agencies have reached an agreement to share in the costs of raising a dam to expand San Luis Reservoir, a nearly $1-billion project …
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Why some homes survived the Mountain fire while others burned
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCAMARILLO, Calif. — Stanley Jensen worked with firefighters to break open a melted safe amid the rubble of his family’s home. As Jensen used a window screen to sift the safe’s …