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The All American Canal flows past the Imperial Sand Dunes near Felicity on Dec. 5, 2022.

水

Colorado River talks hit crunch time. What’s at stake for California water?

Western states in the Colorado River basin are racing a federal deadline to hash out the beginnings of an agreement governing the overtapped river. As the clock ticks down, two questions loom large: Just how real is this deadline, and what does it mean for California?

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雷切尔贝克尔

• 11 月 10, 2025

A close-up view of the dashboard of an electric vehicle truck that displays a 75 percent battery indicator in neon green letters.

环境

If Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases?

Legal experts, including a former federal official and UCLA professor, say California could go it alone if the federal government stops regulating greenhouse gases. One reason to try is to protect the state’s clean-car economy.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 11 月 7, 2025

An underwater view of golden mussels attached to the bottom of a dock. The mussels are reflected on the surface of the water.

水

‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way

One year after the discovery that golden mussels had invaded the Delta, thick colonies coat boats and piers and threaten water supplies for cities and farms. Yet the state has no specific funding or plans to tackle harms in the heart of the invasion.

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雷切尔贝克尔

• 11 月 4, 2025

An aerial view with several buildings nd trees on both ends of a road cutting through the middle of a college campus.

环境

Why a small change in paperwork is generating a big fight over hazardous waste in California

The University of California system says lifting tracking requirements will make managing hazardous waste more efficient. Hundreds of other waste handlers will benefit too, but the state hasn't identified them.

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亚历杭德拉·雷耶斯-维拉德

• 10 月 30, 2025

Industrial view of the Scattergood Power Plant in Los Angeles, showing towering red and white smokestacks and a complex network of pipes and steel frameworks under bright sunlight with lens flare. A sign reads “DEMAG 10 METRIC TON.”

环境

LA’s oceanfront power plant is a test of clean-energy ambitions in the new Trump era

The Trump Administration pulled $1.2 billion from California's hydrogen hub. Even without federal funding, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is pressing ahead with clean energy retrofits.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 10 月 28, 2025

Two firefighters hose down a burning home in a neighborhood. Half of the house has collapsed inward, and the flames can be seen spreading to the rest as the firefighters douse the fire with water.

经济

Edison’s Eaton Fire compensation plan isn’t enough, residents say

A group representing thousands of residents from Altadena and surrounding areas said Edison’s proposed payouts exclude some residents and underpay others.

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马莱娜·卡罗洛

• 10 月 9, 2025

Clouds of smoke and flames illuminate the night sky during a fire at a refinery location.

环境

Federal oversight is disappearing as multiple refineries explode. Who’s in charge now?

An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents. With the U.S. Chemical Safety Board defunded, California has yet to fill the gap.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 10 月 9, 2025

A worker installs solar panels in Hayward on April 29, 2020. AP Photo/Ben Margot

经济

Regulators know PG&E, Edison are slow to hook up solar. Why are there no penalties?

PG&E and Southern California Edison routinely blow their deadlines to hook up new solar panels, an advocacy group says. But after years of complaints they have not been punished.

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马莱娜·卡罗洛

• 10 月 7, 2025

A group of people stand while holding signs during a protest outside of a yellow building. A sign that reads "Rohnert Park City Hall" hangs in front of the building.

环境

A Bay Area startup sold a plastic recycling dream. Neighbors call it just another incinerator

The Sonoma County company Resynergi says it will depart the state, just as Gov. Newsom sends CalRecycle back to the drawing board on potentially nation-leading rules governing plastic waste and plastic products.

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亚历杭德拉·雷耶斯-维拉德

• 10 月 7, 2025

A white room with power cords throughout the ceiling leading to machinery with transfer switches in a data center. White fluorescents light up most of the room, with shadows in the background between the machinery.

环境

California lawmakers wanted to get tough on data centers. Here’s what survived

Most plans to regulate data centers died in the state’s Legislature this year, despite a nationwide backlash. Two surviving bills aim to promote disclosure of energy and water use.

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卡里·约翰逊

• 9 月 25, 2025