In a scathing review, advisors to the state Legislature have found that California’s proposed regulations for urban water conservation would be costly, overly complicated and difficult to implement. State water …
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PORTLAND — Residents of the Pacific Northwest suffered through more misery as an ice storm bore down on the region Wednesday, threatening to make mountain highways treacherous and zap power in …
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No burn alert warning isssued by air quality south coast management district
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIf you have a fireplace in Southern California, experts are asking you not to use it. A no-burn alert has been extended at least through Wednesday as much of the …
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After a relatively dry start to 2024, the storm door could swing open soon for Southern California, where back-to-back rainstorms are expected this week, according to the National Weather Service. …
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Should mountain lions be killed to save the Sierra Nevada bighorn?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe high peaks of the southern and central Sierra Nevada are home to a unique and endangered animal, the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. John Muir called them “the bravest of …
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of a body inside a burning vehicle in Palmdale early Saturday, authorities said. Deputies and firefighters responded to a call …
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on a California oil company’s plans to permanently store carbon emissions deep underground to combat global warming — the first proposal of …
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Wine, liquor bottles now redeemable at California recycling centers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIt may be Dry January for some, but a newly expanded recycling program could make it rain for Californians with empty wine and liquor bottles. California recycling centers will now …
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California needs to accelerate rooftop solar deployment, not constrain it. Yet the California Public Utilities Commission cut solar incentives for homes and businesses drastically in April 2023. The CPUC’s actions …
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Paralyzed man climbs Yosemite’s El Capitan with only his arms
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDangling from a thin rope thousands of feet above Yosemite Valley last October, Zuko Carrasco could feel his arms tremble. A paraplegic who had lost the use of his legs …