California

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that Mexico must stop the flow of billions of gallons of sewage and toxic chemicals from Tijuana that has polluted the Pacific Ocean off neighboring Southern California, closing beaches... Read More

LOS ANGELES — Dark, ashy sediment that has been appearing on Los Angeles-area beaches does not appear to contain chemicals related to wildfires at levels that are dangerous to human health, state health officials said on Friday. The Los Angeles County... Read More

WASHINGTON — California’s Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, along with Reps. George Whitesides and Mike Levin, led a bipartisan, bicameral delegation of 45 lawmakers in a letter asking the Department of Energy to preserve funding for hydrogen production... Read More

YOLO COUNTY, Calif. — One county in Northern California is launching an initiative designed to help residents reduce utility costs, improve home comfort and access free energy efficiency resources. The Yolo Energy partnership is part of the county’s commitment to... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Biden administration Health Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday became the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California’s next governor, a contest that could be dramatically reshaped if former Vice President Kamala Harris becomes... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Debris flows brought on by the strongest atmospheric river of the season swept a car off a southern California highway and into the ocean and left roads submerged in sludge. While the heavy rains from the storm hitting the... Read More

Rain has begun falling in California where an atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy downpours, winds and flooding Thursday to areas ravaged by wildfires. Ahead of the storm’s arrival, officials distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told residents to have their go-bags... Read More

A lighthearted Danish petition is pledging to “bring hygge to Hollywood” by buying the state of California in response to President Donald Trump’s talk about taking control of Greenland, a vast and mineral-rich Arctic island, from Denmark. “Have you ever looked at a... Read More

WASHINGTON — EDF Renewables North America announced last week that it has begun operations at its long-awaited solar-plus-storage Desert Quartzite project in Riverside, California. EDF Renewables, a regional subsidiary of French energy giant EDF, said the electricity generated from the... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president's... Read More

As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise. A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are getting worse, and encroaching on cities — with devastating impact. Toxic chemicals from those burns... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters prepared for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the flames. The relative... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The strongest winds in more than a decade could hit Southern California on Tuesday, potentially causing structural damage and bringing extreme fire risk to areas that haven't seen substantial rain in months. Beginning Tuesday afternoon, the windstorm will... Read More

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread... Read More

WASHINGTON — Danish wind energy giant Vestas Wind Systems announced Wednesday that it is supplying 86 MW in new turbines for the Mulqueeney Ranch wind repowering project in northern California. The project, which was first proposed in 2019, entails replacing as... Read More

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Weather conditions were forecast to improve this week in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that's forced up to 20,000 people — including performers Cher, Dick Van Dyke and his wife — from... Read More

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battled a wildfire early Tuesday in Malibu that prompted evacuations near Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the fire intensified and the sky turn deep red. “Just seeing the flames... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared her car had broken down, only to realize later that it was an earthquake so powerful that it triggered a... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Adam Gray captured California’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating Republican Rep. John Duarte in the final U.S. House contest to be decided this year. Gray’s win in the farm belt seat that cuts through... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking public comment on the future development of five offshore wind lease areas off California’s central and north coasts. The request for comment follows the agency’s publication of a Draft Programmatic... Read More

A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal... Read More

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California firefighters working to contain a wildfire that has destroyed 132 structures in two days could be assisted by a forecast of fierce wind gusts easing early Friday, officials said. The Mountain Fire started Wednesday morning in Ventura County... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even 8-year-old Charlie Freeman is excited about a Dodgers-Yankees World Series. “He's at Universal (Studios) right now with a couple of his buddies, but he goes, ‘Daddy, I can’t wait for the World Series to start tomorrow,’”... Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, will now cover traditional Native American health care practices for the treatment of substance abuse disorders. Native Americans continue to be disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic, with higher overdose death rates than... Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed first-in-the-nation legislation requiring oil refineries to maintain minimum amounts of fuel to ease price spikes during maintenance outages.  The law, the result of a special legislative session that came to... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has announced that California is launching its first federal Home Energy Rebates program. Supported by the Inflation Reduction Act, the California launch is part of a nationwide initiative to provide $8.8 billion in federal... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials warned Wednesday that the Los Angeles area is seeing more dengue fever cases in people who have not traveled outside the U.S. mainland, a year after the first such case was reported in California.... Read More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. would need a workforce to maintain it. The realization came as she found... Read More

SACRAMENTO — The California Senate appears poised to vote within the next few days on a bill that would bar public schools from offering foods containing six synthetic dyes to their students. The bill, which has already passed the state... Read More