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The Salton Sea at Bombay Beach on Feb. 4, 2023. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

CalMatters en Español

Juez aprueba gigantesco proyecto de extracción de litio del Salton Sea y pone fin a la demanda de activistas

La demanda alega que el proyecto Hell's Kitchen, de 1,800 millones de dólares, podría causar problemas de agua y aire que no se revelaron en su informe de impacto ambiental. Un juez no estuvo de acuerdo.

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Deborah Brennan

• January 29, 2025

People walking along the sidewalk on a college campus near white buildings and palm trees planted in the grass along the sidewalks.

CalMatters en Español

El costo de las universidades privadas sigue siendo alto pero muchos estudiantes de bajos ingresos aún las eligen

Algunos estudiantes tienen varios empleos y renuncian a actividades extracurriculares para complementar su ayuda financiera. Muchos dicen que vale la pena.

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Katelyn Do

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Emewodesh Eshete

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Mikhail Zinshteyn

• January 29, 2025

A view of a wooden pole with power lines on a clear blue sky. A lit up lamp outside a home can be seen in the foreground.

Economy

One reason your power bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive

Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.

By

Malena Carollo

• January 29, 2025

David Daleiden walks outside of a courtroom in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. Planned Parenthood has made an unusual legal demand to join California's criminal prosecution of two anti-abortion activists charged with invasion of privacy for secretly making videos as they tried to buy fetal material from the organization.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Health

Activists whose videos accused Planned Parenthood of selling fetal remains plead to felony

David Daleiden released sensational videos that alleged Planned Parenthood officials were selling fetal remains. The videos triggered multiple investigations in various states that cleared Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing.

By

Kristen Hwang

• January 29, 2025

Environment

Massive Salton Sea lithium project gets judge’s go-ahead, ending advocates’ lawsuit

Social and environmental groups sued last year saying the $1.8 billion Hell's Kitchen project could cause water and air problems not disclosed in its environmental impact report. A judge disagreed.

By

Deborah Brennan

• January 29, 2025

Education

The cost of private colleges is high, yet many low-income students still choose them

Some students work multiple jobs and give up extracurricular activities to supplement their financial aid. Many say it’s worth it.

By

Katelyn Do

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Emewodesh Eshete

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Mikhail Zinshteyn

• January 29, 2025

A person wearing a navy blue suit points in front of them as they stand behind a lectern with the California seal in front of it. A large screen with a graphic that reads "our state revenues are up by $16.5 B" is seen next to him.

Commentary

Southern California wildfires could be a double whammy for the state’s shaky budget

The proposed budget the Newsom administration unveiled earlier this month is already scrap paper because the deadly wildfires that scorched Southern California will clobber tax revenues while imposing massive new financial burdens.

By

Dan Walters

• January 29, 2025

A person in a dark blue suit with a purple tie stands at a podium with a mic while addressing reporters. The person is wearing an American flag pin on their lapel. In the background, a self of books can be seen along with an American flag.

CalMatters en Español

Sería ‘devastador’: California demanda al gobierno federal por la congelación de fondos ordenada por Trump

Tras una orden ejecutiva del lunes del presidente Donald Trump que busca congelar toda la ayuda federal, los funcionarios de California intentan darle sentido al caos.

By

Ben Christopher

• January 28, 2025

Politics

This would be ‘devastating’: California sues to stop Trump’s chaos-inducing funding freeze

Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials attempt to make sense of the chaos.

By

Ben Christopher

• January 28, 2025

A law enforcement officer uses a metal chain to detain a person in handcuffs. The person is facing away from the camera while standing near a truck and other law enforcement officers.

CalMatters en Español

Trump quiere destruir la ley de California de estado santuario: Estas son 5 cosas que debes saber

Una de las primeras órdenes ejecutivas del presidente Trump amenazó con retener fondos federales a las llamadas jurisdicciones santuario. California es una de ellas.

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Ana B. Ibarra

• January 28, 2025